Tarna Mare Explained

Type:commune
County:Satu Mare
Tarna Mare
Leader Name:Mariana-Monica Sobius
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:48.0833°N 35°W
Elevation:168
Area Total:44.05
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:447310
Area Code:+(40) x59

Tarna Mare (Hungarian: Nagytarna; Hungarian pronunciation: NaNn) is a commune of 3,563 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bocicău (Bocskó), Tarna Mare, Valea Seacă (Avaspatak), and Văgaș (Nagytarnafürdő).

Tarna Mare is situated in the Țara Oașului ethnocultural and historical region in the extreme north of Satu Mare County. It lies at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Tarna Mare. The commune is located northeast of the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,563; of those, 81.17% were Romanians, 4.21% Ukrainians, 3.73% Roma, and 2.33% Hungarians.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.