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.
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]