Beba Veche
Beba Veche
Óbéba | |
|---|---|
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Beba Veche Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′N 20°19′E / 46.133°N 20.317°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioan Bohăncan (PSD) |
| Area | 94.04 km2 (36.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,328 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
Beba Veche is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Beba Veche, Cherestur and Pordeanu.
Name
In German, it is known as Altbeba, in Hungarian as Óbéba, and in Serbian as Стара Беба / Stara Beba. In Hungarian, Cherestur village is called Pusztakeresztúr; and Pordeanu, Porgány.
Geography
It is located in the west of the county, at Romanian border with Serbia and Hungary. Beba Veche is the westernmost point of Romania.
Demography
At the 2011 census, 64.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 33.1% Hungarians, 1.3% Germans and 0.7% Roma.
| Census[2] | Ethnicity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Gypsies | Others | ||
| 1880 | 4,576 | 1,838 | 2,212 | 507 | ? | 19 | ||
| 1910 | 4,182 | 1,854 | 1,819 | 417 | ? | 92 | ||
| 1941 | 3,655 | 1,452 | 1,721 | 351 | ? | 131 | ||
| 1977 | 2,142 | 988 | 985 | 90 | 41 | 38 | ||
| 1992 | 1,625 | 898 | 640 | 19 | 47 | 21 | ||
| 2002 | 1,603 | 976 | 573 | 19 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 1,500 | 971 | 497 | 19 | 10 | 3 | ||
References
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