Satulung Explained

Type:commune
County:Maramureș
Satulung
Subdivisions:Arieșu de Pădure, Fersig, Finteușu Mic, Hideaga, Mogoșești, Pribilești, Satulung
Leader Name:Bujorel-Vasile Mureșan[1]
Leader Party:CMM
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.5667°N 49°W
Elevation:165
Area Total:68.50
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:437270
Area Code:+40 x59

Satulung (Hungarian: Kővárhosszúfalu; German: Langendorf) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. Its name, translated in English, means "the long village". It is composed of seven villages: Arieșu de Pădure (Erdőaranyos), Fersig (Fehérszék), Finteușu Mic (Kisfentős), Hideaga (Pusztahidegkút), Mogoșești (Magosfalu), Pribilești (Pribékfalva), and Satulung.

Geography

The commune belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the southwestern part of the Maramureș County, from the county seat, Baia Mare. The river Arieș flows through Arieșu de Pădure village.

The Fersig train station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the population of Satulung was 6,376, of which 67.14% were ethnic Romanians and 23.35% Roma.[2] At the 2011 census, the population of the commune was 5,837, more than at the previous census in 2002, when 5,409 inhabitants were registered.[3] The majority were ethnic Romanians (75.07%); the main minorities were the Roma people (19.86%) and the Hungarians (1.59%); for 3.41% of the population, ethnicity was not known.[4]

People

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 14 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: Recensământul Populației și al Locuințelor 2002 - populația unităților administrative pe etnii. Kulturális Innovációs Alapítvány (KIA.hu - Fundația Culturală pentru Inovație). 2013-08-06.
  4. Rezultatele finale ale Recensământului din 2011: Web site: Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune. Institutul Național de Statistică din România. 2013-08-05. July 2013.
  5. http://www.teleki-xi-bp.sulinet.hu/telekiblanka.html Teleki Blanka