Rupea
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Rupea | |
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Town | |
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 Location of Rupea | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Braşov County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Flavius Dumitrescu (Democratic Liberal Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 74.87 km2 (28.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,011 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://primariarupea.ro/ |
Rupea (German Reps; Hungarian: Kőhalom, "mound of rocks"; Latin Ripa) is a town in Braşov County in Transylvania, Romania. It administers one village, Fișer (Schweischer; Sövénység), which has a fortified church. Older Romanian names for the settlement include Cohalm and Holuma. At the 2011 census, 71.6% of inhabitants were Romanians, 19.5% Hungarians, 7.1% Roma and 1.7% Germans.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 4,691 | — |
| 1966 | 6,273 | +33.7% |
| 1977 | 6,640 | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 6,326 | −4.7% |
| 2002 | 6,246 | −1.3% |
| 2011 | 5,011 | −19.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
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