Batăr
Batăr | |
|---|---|
 Wooden Church in Tăut | |
 Location in Bihor County | |
  Batăr Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′45″N 21°48′17″E / 46.71250°N 21.80472°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bihor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Mughiuruș[1] (PSD) |
Area | 126 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 4,922 |
| • Density | 39.1/km2 (101/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 417045 |
| Area code | +(40) x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BH |
| Website | www |
Batăr (Hungarian: Feketebátor; Turkish: Fektebatur) is a commune located in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. The village is situated in the south-west of the county, near the border with Hungary. The settlement lies along the river Crișul Negru and is composed of four villages: Arpășel (Árpád; Arpat), Batăr, Talpoș (Talpas), and Tăut (Feketetót).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 6,229 | — |
| 1890 | 6,947 | +11.5% |
| 1900 | 7,729 | +11.3% |
| 1910 | 7,581 | −1.9% |
| 1920 | 7,368 | −2.8% |
| 1930 | 7,495 | +1.7% |
| 1941 | 7,568 | +1.0% |
| 1956 | 7,268 | −4.0% |
| 1966 | 6,851 | −5.7% |
| 1977 | 6,112 | −10.8% |
| 1992 | 5,364 | −12.2% |
| 2002 | 5,222 | −2.6% |
| 2011 | 4,920 | −5.8% |
| 2021 | 4,922 | +0.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,922; of those, 46.42% were Romanians, 32.02% Roma, and 12.15% Hungarians.[3]
Notable people who lived in Batăr include composer Tiberiu Olah.
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[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ↑ ghidulprimariilor.ro - Primăria comunei Batăr - Turism; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)
- ↑ cjbihor.ro - Consiliul Județean Bihor - Comuna Batăr; retrieved on June 30, 2012 (in Romanian)
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