Livada, Satu Mare Explained

Type:	town
County:	Satu Mare
Official Name:	Livada
Other Name:	Sárköz
Leader Name:	Arthur Piricsi^[1]
Leader Party:	UDMR
Term:	2020 - 2024
Coordinates:	47.8667°N 31°W
Elevation:	130
Area Total:	116.87
Population Total:	auto
Postal Code:	447180
Area Code:	(+40) 02 61

Livada (formerly also Șarchiuz, from its Hungarian name of Sárköz, Hungarian pronunciation:NaNs) Уйлак; German: Wiesenhaid) is a town in north-western Romania, in Satu Mare County. It received town status in 2006. The town administers three villages: Adrian (Hungarian: Adorján), Dumbrava (Hungarian: Meggyesgombás), and Livada Mică (Hungarian: Sárközújlak; Шаркиз).

The town is located in the northeastern part of the county, about from the county seat, Satu Mare. It lies on the banks of the river Racta, at an altitude of .

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Livada had a population of 5,892.^[2] The national census of 2011 recorded a total population of 6,639 of whom:

• 60.8% were of Hungarian ethnic origin,
• 35.5% of Romanian ethnic origin and
• 3.2% Roma ethnic origin^[3]

Religious affiliations were:

• 31% Orthodox
  • 26% Roman Catholic 25% Greek Catholic
• 17% Reformed^[4]

See also

• Livada Solar Park

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 8 June 2021 . dmy-all.
2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-06-10 . 2013-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194405/http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf . dead .
4. http://www.dri.gov.ro/cd-2006/documente/satu_mare/livada.htm Romanian Government Department of Interethnic Relations