Eftimie Murgu, Caraș-Severin
Eftimie Murgu | |
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![]() Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
![]() ![]() Eftimie Murgu Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 44°54′N 22°06′E / 44.900°N 22.100°ECoordinates: 44°54′N 22°06′E / 44.900°N 22.100°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Caraș-Severin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Mihai Otiman[1] (PNL) |
Area | 99.02 km2 (38.23 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 1,628 |
• Density | 16/km2 (43/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | CS |
Eftimie Murgu (called Rudăria until 1970, when it was renamed after the revolutionary born there; Hungarian: Ógerlistye) is a commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania, with a population of 1,822 people. It is composed of a single village, Eftimie Murgu.
Of the commune's inhabitants whose ethnicity was recorded at the 2011 census, 99.5% were Romanians. 85.6% were Romanian Orthodox and 14.2% Baptist.
The commune is named after Eftimie Murgu (1805–1870), a philosopher and member of the 1848 revolutionary movements in Wallachia and the Banat.
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Categories:
- Communes in Caraș-Severin County
- Localities in Romanian Banat