Orașu Nou

Oraşu Nou (Hungarian: Avasújváros; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒvɒʃuːjvaːroʃ]) is a commune of 7,100 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania.

Orașu Nou

Avasújváros
Location in Satu Mare County
Orașu Nou
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47.8328°N 23.2883°E / 47.8328; 23.2883
Country Romania
CountySatu Mare
Area
106.80 km2 (41.24 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,806
  Density36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM

It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Orașu Nou Avasújváros
Orașu Nou-Vii Nagyhegy
Prilog Rózsapallag
Prilog-Vii Rózsapallaghegy
Remetea Oașului Kőszegremete

The villages of Racșa and Racșa-Vii were part of Orașu Nou from 1925 to 1949 and from 1956 to 2010, when they were split off to form Racșa Commune.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):[2]

According to mother tongue, 63.40% of the population speak Romanian, while 36.43% speak Hungarian as their first language.

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010


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