Santău

For the river in Satu Mare County, see Santău (river). For Santăul Mare and Santăul Mic villages, see Borș, Bihor.
Santău
Tasnádszántó
Commune
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Santău is located in Romania
Santău
Santău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°31′N 22°31′E / 47.517°N 22.517°E / 47.517; 22.517
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sergiu Silaghi[1] (PNL)
Area
82.95 km2 (32.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,200
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM
Websiteprimariasantau.ro

Santău (Hungarian: Tasnádszántó [ˈtɒʃnaːtsaːntoː]) is a commune in Satu Mare County, north-western Romania. It is composed of three villages: Chereușa (Érkőrös), Santău and Sudurău (Érszodoró).

The earliest document to mention Santău dates to 1213, and is found in the register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare.[3] Leontin Sălăjan was born there in 1913.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]

According to mother tongue, 1,284 (54.02%) speak Romanian as their first language, while 1,051 (44.22%) of the population speak Hungarian.

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Santău". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ^ "Rezultate | Recensamant 2011". Recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
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