Uivar

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Uivar
Commune
Location in Timiș County
Location in Timiș County
Uivar is located in Romania
Uivar
Uivar
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°39′N 20°54′E / 45.650°N 20.900°E / 45.650; 20.900Coordinates: 45°39′N 20°54′E / 45.650°N 20.900°E / 45.650; 20.900
CountryRomania
CountyTimiș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Bogdan Săvulescu[1] (PMP)
Area
180.55 km2 (69.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
2,453
 • Density14/km2 (35/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.TM

Uivar (German: Neuburg an der Bega; Hungarian: Újvár) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Pustiniș (Öregfalu), Răuți (Aurélháza), Sânmartinu Maghiar (Magyarszentmárton) and Uivar. Two other villages, Otelec and Iohanisfeld, which had been part of Uivar commune since 1968, were detached in 2008 to form Otelec commune.

At the 2011 census, 76.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 17% Hungarians, 5.2% Roma and 0.7% Germans. At the 2002 census, 53% were Romanian Orthodox, 31.1% Roman Catholic, 9.1% Greek-Catholic and 3.9% Pentecostal.

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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