Gătaia

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Gătaia
Town
Gătaia train station
Gătaia train station
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Gătaia is located in Romania
Gătaia
Gătaia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E / 45.433; 21.433Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E / 45.433; 21.433
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Raul Cozarov[1] (PNL)
Area
143.85 km2 (55.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
5,861
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.TM

Gătaia is a town in Timiș County, Banat, western Romania. It is located on the Bârzava River at 52 km (32 mi) from Timișoara and 47 km (29 m) from Reșița.

Name[]

In German: Gattaja; in Hungarian: Gátalja; in Serbian: Гатаја / Gataja.

Villages[]

It administers five villages: Butin (Temesbökény), Percosova (Berkeszfalu), Sculia (Szigetfalu), Șemlacu Mare (Mezősomlyó) and Șemlacu Mic (Vársomlyó). Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda Commune.

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 8,103—    
2011 5,449−32.8%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, 78.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 11.6% Hungarians, 1% Germans, 0.6% Roma and 8.4% other.

Transport[]

Train services to Buziaș and Jamu Mare are operated by Regiotrans.

Notable people[]

It is the birthplace of Adalbert Deșu, a Romanian football striker, who played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup with the Romanian national football team.

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.


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