Cămin
Cămin
Kálmánd | |
|---|---|
 Location in Satu Mare County | |
  Cămin Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°44′N 22°29′E / 47.733°N 22.483°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Satu Mare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Imre Sütő (FDGR) |
Area | 48.03 km2 (18.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,250 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (67/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 447081 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 61 |
| Vehicle reg. | SM |
| Website | primariacamin |
Cămin (Hungarian: Kálmánd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkaːlmaːd]) is a commune located in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cămin, part of Căpleni Commune until 2002, when it was split off.
The commune is located in the western part of the county, just north of the city of Carei and about 40 km (25 mi) west of the county seat, Satu Mare. Situated close to the Hungarian border, Cămin belongs to the Carei metropolitan area.[2]
At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,388 inhabitants; of those, 64.5% were Hungarians, 22.5% Germans, 7.2% Roma, and 5% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Cămin had a population of 1,250, of which 51.52% were Hungarians, 30.24% Germans, 8.32% Roma, and 6.56% Romanians.[3]
Administration
[edit]The current local council has the following political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections.
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (FDGR/DFDR) | 5 | ||||||
| Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR/RMDSZ) | 3 | ||||||
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 1 | ||||||
Natives
[edit]- János Scheffler (1887–1952), Roman Catholic prelate
References
[edit]- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Oficial. Județul Satu Mare are două zone metropolitane!". portalsm.ro (in Romanian). May 25, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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