Negrești-Oaș

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Negrești-Oaș
Town
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 / 47.86944°N 23.42417°E / 47.86944; 23.42417Coordinates: 47°52′10″N 23°25′27″E / 47.86944°N 23.42417°E / 47.86944; 23.42417
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Aurelia Fedorca[1] (PSD)
Area
130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
11,867
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM
Websitewww.negresti-oas.ro

Negrești-Oaș (Romanian pronunciation: [neˌɡreʃtʲ ˈo̯aʃ]; Hungarian: Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈɒvɒʃfɛlʃøːfɒlu]) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. It is located near the Ukrainian border.[3] Two villages, Luna (Lunaforrás) and Tur (Túrvékonya), are administered by the town. The name Negrești comes from Romanian word "negru", meaning "black". The town is the capital of the Oaș Country ethnographic region.[4]

Lechința Wooden Church, Oaș Country Museum

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%
Source: Census data

According to the 2011 census, there were 11,867 people living within the town.

Of the population for whom data were available, 95% were ethnic Romanians, while 2.9% were ethnic Hungarians and 1.9% Roma. 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[]

Gallery[]

  • Local boys in traditional costume

  • The river Tur in Negrești-Oaș near its source

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 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.
  3. ^ "INSSE Statistic". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  4. ^ Negrești-Oaș, capital of Oaş Country, at the Satu Mare County Council site
  5. ^ http://www.satumare.insse.ro/phpfiles/rezultateprovizorii.pdf


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