Gătaia
Gătaia | |
|---|---|
 Gătaia train station | |
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Gătaia Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Cozarov[1] (PNL) |
Area | 143.85 km2 (55.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 5,473 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,103 | — |
| 2011 | 5,449 | −32.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Gătaia is a town in Timiș County, Banat, western Romania. It is located on the Bârzava River at 52 km (32 mi) from Timișoara and 47 km (29 m) from Reșița.
Name
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Villages
It administers five villages: Butin (Temesbökény), Percosova (Berkeszfalu), Sculia (Szigetfalu), Șemlacu Mare (Mezősomlyó) and Șemlacu Mic (Vársomlyó). Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda Commune.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, 78.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 11.6% Hungarians, 1% Germans, 0.6% Roma and 8.4% other.
Transport
Train services to Buziaș and Jamu Mare are operated by Regiotrans.
Notable people
It is the birthplace of Adalbert Deșu, a Romanian football striker, who played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup with the Romanian national football team.
References
- ^ "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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