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Cehal

Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°36′E / 47.383°N 22.600°E / 47.383; 22.600
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Cehal
Oláhcsaholy
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Cehal is located in Romania
Cehal
Cehal
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°36′E / 47.383°N 22.600°E / 47.383; 22.600
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gheorghe Jurchiș (PSD)
Area
65.43 km2 (25.26 sq mi)
Elevation
226 m (741 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,279
 • Density20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
447095
Area code+(40) 261
Vehicle reg.SM
Websiteprimariacehal.ro

Cehal (Hungarian: Oláhcsaholy, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈolaːhtʃɒhoj]) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cehal, Cehăluț (the commune center; Magyarcsaholy), and Orbău (Tasnádorbó).

Demographics

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At the 2011 census the commune had 1,594 inhabitants, of which 66.4% were Romanians and 33.3% Hungarians.[2] At the 2021 census Cehal had a population of 1,279; of those, 62% were Romanians and 32% Hungarians.[3]

Natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-06-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.