Negrești-Oaș

Negrești-Oaș (Romanian pronunciation: [neˌɡreʃtʲ ˈo̯aʃ]; Hungarian: Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒvɒʃfɛlʃøːfɒlu]) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. Two villages, Luna (Lunaforrás) and Tur (Túrvékonya), are administered by the town. The town is the capital of the Oaș Country ethnographic region.[3]

Negrești-Oaș
Town
Lechința Wooden Church, Oaș Country Museum
Lechința Wooden Church, Oaș Country Museum
Coat of arms of Negrești-Oaș
Coat of arms
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Negrești-Oaș is located in Romania
Negrești-Oaș
Negrești-Oaș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°52′10″N 23°25′27″E
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Aurelia Fedorca[1] (PSD)
Area
130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
223 m (732 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
14,616
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
445200
Area code(+40) 02 61
Vehicle reg.SM
Websitewww.negresti-oas.ro

Geography

Negrești-Oaș is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Maramureș County, near the Ukrainian border. It lies at a distance of 50 km (31 mi) east of the county seat, Satu Mare, and about the same distance north of Baia Mare and southwest of Sighetu Marmației.

The town is traversed by national road DN19, which starts in Oradea, runs through Carei, Satu Mare, and Negrești-Oaș, then crosses the Inner Eastern Carpathians at the Huta Pass, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966 9,311—    
1977 12,387+33.0%
1992 16,648+34.4%
2002 16,356−1.8%
2011 11,867−27.4%
2021 14,616+23.2%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Negrești-Oaș had a population of 14,616.[4] At the 2011 census, there were 11,867 people living within the town; of those, 95% were ethnic Romanians, while 2.9% were ethnic Hungarians and 1.9% Roma. Furthermore, 72.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 4.5% Pentecostal, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 3.4% Greek-Catholic, and 1.6% Reformed.[5]

Natives
  • Local boys in traditional costume
    Local boys in traditional costume
  • The river Tur in Negrești-Oaș near its source
    The river Tur in Negrești-Oaș near its source

References
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  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Negrești Oaș, capitala Țării Oașului" [Negrești-Oaș, capital of Oaș Country]. cjsm.ro. Satu Mare County Council. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  4. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  5. "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)


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