Braniștea, Bistrița-Năsăud
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Braniștea
Árpástó | |
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![]() Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County | |
Coordinates: 47°10′22″N 24°3′55″E / 47.17278°N 24.06528°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
Area | 41.64 km2 (16.08 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,780 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | BN |
Braniștea (Hungarian: Árpástó) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Braniștea, Cireșoaia (Magyardécse; German: Bellsdorf) and Măluț (Omlásalja).
At the 2011 census, 62.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians and 37.1% Romanians.[2] At the 2002 census, 60.6% were Reformed, 34.6% Romanian Orthodox, 2.4% Seventh-day Adventist and 1.1% Pentecostal.
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Romanian census data, 2011 Archived 2016-01-21 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved on April 18, 2012