Turulung Explained

Type:commune
County:Satu Mare
Turulung
Other Name:Túrterebes
Leader Name:Gheorghe-Nicolae Gyákon
Leader Party:FDGR
Leader Term:2024 - 2028
Coordinates:47.9333°N 28°W
Elevation:133
Area Total:57.62
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:447335
Area Code:(+40) 02 61

Turulung (Hungarian: Túrterebes, in Hungarian pronounced as /ˈtuːrtɛrɛbɛʃ/; Туртеребеш) is a commune of 3,409 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Drăgușeni (Túrterebestelep), Turulung, and Turulung-Vii (Túrterebesszőlőhegy).

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the banks of the Tur River.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 3,845, of which 55.34% Hungarians, 31.88%Romanians, and 9.10% Roma;[1] according to mother tongue, 67.98% of the population spoke Hungarian as first their language, while 31.72% spoke Romanian. At the 2011 census, there were 3,680 inhabitants, of which 59.84% were Hungarians, 26.25% Romanians, 8.72% Roma, and 2.15% Germans. At the 2021 census, Turulung had a population of 3,409 inhabitants, of which 50,04% were Hungarians, 24.38% Romanians, and 14.4% Roma.[2]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2502 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.