Săcălășeni

Săcălășeni
Săcălășeni
Commune
	Wooden church in Săcălășeni village
	Location in Maramureș County
	Săcălășeni Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 47°35′N 23°34′E / 47.583°N 23.567°E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Emilian Gheorghe Pop (PSD)
Area	28.79 km2 (11.12 sq mi)
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	2,438
• Density	85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437280
Area code	+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	sacalaseni.ro

Săcălășeni (Hungarian: Szakállasfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is made up of three villages: Coruia (Karuly), Culcea (Kővárkölcse), and Săcălășeni. From 1968 to 2004, it also included four other villages. These were then split off to recreate Coaș and Coltău Communes.

The commune belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the southwestern part of Maramureș County, 11 km (6.8 mi) south of the county seat, Baia Mare. The Lăpuș River flows through Săcălășeni.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1880	3,661	—
1900	4,194	+14.6%
1910	4,598	+9.6%
1930	4,775	+3.8%
1956	5,482	+14.8%
1977	6,055	+10.5%
1992	5,525	−8.8%
2002	5,819	+5.3%
2011	2,299	−60.5%
2021	2,438	+6.0%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,438; of those, 89.29% were Romanians and 3.53% Roma.^[2]

References

Wooden church in Coruia
Church in Coruia
Archangels' wooden church in Culcea
Culcea

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[RPL2021-2] "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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