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Halmeu

Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017
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Halmeu
Halmi
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Halmeu is located in Romania
Halmeu
Halmeu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°58′N 23°1′E / 47.967°N 23.017°E / 47.967; 23.017
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ludovic Incze (UDMR)
Area
45.12 km2 (17.42 sq mi)
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,276
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
447145
Area code+40 x59
Vehicle reg.SM
Websitewww.halmeu.ro

Halmeu (Hungarian: Halmi, pronounced [ˈhɒlmi]; Yiddish: האַַלמין) is a commune of 4,276 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Băbești (Kisbábony), Dobolț (Dabolc), Halmeu, Halmeu-Vii (Halmihegy), and Mesteacăn (Nyírestanya). The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbești Commune.

Geography

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The commune is located in the northern part of the county, at a distance of 34 km (21 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine and near the border with Hungary. It is traversed by national road DN1C [ro] (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26.

Demographics

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Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 people in 1877.[2] In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1,196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jews (30.7%), and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%).

At the 2011 census, Halmeu had a population of 4,968, of which 57% were Romanians, 36% Hungarians, and 3% Roma;[3] 57% had Romanian as first language, and 39% Hungarian.[4]

At the 2021 census, the number of inhabitants had decreased to 4,276, of which 52.6% were Romanians, 36.23% Hungarians, and 1.61% Roma.[5]

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. ^ JewishGen locality page for Halmeu
  3. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ Tab10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.