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).
Cehal
Oláhcsaholy | |
|---|---|
 Location in Satu Mare County | |
  Cehal Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°36′E / 47.383°N 22.600°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Satu 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 |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 447095 |
| Area code | +(40) 261 |
| Vehicle reg. | SM |
| Website | primariacehal |
Demographics
editAt 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
edit- Zoltán Sztáray (1918–2011), writer
References
edit- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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