Săuca Explained

Type:commune
County:Satu Mare
Săuca
Leader Name:Gheorghe Marian
Leader Party:PSD
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.4833°N 50°W
Elevation:162
Area Total:52.70
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:447280
Area Code:+(40) 261

Săuca (hu|Sződemeter, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNsz) is a commune of 1,477 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Becheni (Pele), Cean (Tasnádcsány), Chisău (Keszi), Săuca, and Silvaș (Tasnádszilvás).

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 1,468, of which 50.74% were Romanians, 35.01% Hungarians, and 14.16%Roma.[1] According to mother tongue, 51.63% of the population spoke Romanian, while 36.64% spoke Hungarian as their first language. At the 2021 census, there were 1,477 inhabitants; of those, 36.36% were Romanians, 34.39% Roma, and 19.5% Hungarians.[2]

Natives

Ferenc Kölcsey, the author of the Hungarian national anthem, was born here in 1790.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2494 Romanian census data, 2002
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.