Vama, Satu Mare Explained

Type:commune
County:Satu Mare
Vama
Other Name:Vámfalu
Leader Name:Vasile Corodan
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.8419°N 23.3975°W
Elevation:195
Area Total:51.04
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:447350
Area Code:+40 261

Vama (Hungarian: Vámfalu, pronounced: NaNá) is a rural municipality of 3,670 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Vama.

Geography

The commune is located in the Țara Oașului ethnographic and historical region in the northeastern part of Satu Mare County, on the border with Maramureș County. It lies at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Talna Mică. Vama is situated northeast of the county seat, Satu Mare; it is crossed by national road, which starts in Oradea, goes through Satu Mare, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.

Vama Pottery

Vama commune maintains a tradition of pottery work. The local tradition is very old; the documents from the commune's archives confirm pottery workshops being in existence since the beginning of the 19th century.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 3,670, of which 70% were Romanians, 27% Hungarians, and 2% Roma.[1] At the 2011 census, there were 3,486 inhabitants, of which 68.7% Romanians and 26.56% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Vama had a population of 3,670 inhabitants, of which 68.94% were Romanians, 21.06% Hungarians, and 1.66% Roma.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2505 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.