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Borș, Bihor

Coordinates: 47°7′N 21°49′E / 47.117°N 21.817°E / 47.117; 21.817
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Borș
Bors
Commune location in Bihor County
Commune location in Bihor County
Borș is located in Romania
Borș
Borș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°7′N 21°49′E / 47.117°N 21.817°E / 47.117; 21.817
CountryRomania
CountyBihor
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,267
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BH

Borș (Hungarian: Bors) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Borș, Santăul Mare (Nagyszántó), Santăul Mic (Kisszántó), and Sântion (Biharszentjános). There is an important border crossing with Hungary near Borș, both for road traffic (DN1) and rail traffic (CFR Line 300).

Demographics

At the 2002 census, 92.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6% Romanians, and 0.9% Roma.

Natives

  • Gyula Király (1927–2011), literary historian who lived and worked in Budapest

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.