Viile Satu Mare (Hungarian : Szatmárhegy, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɒtmaːrhɛɟ] ) is a commune of 3,950 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Cionchești (Csonkaitanya), Medișa (Meddes), Tătărești (Résztelek), Tireac (Tirákpuszta), and Viile Satu Mare.
The commune is located in the central part of the county, 19 km (12 mi) southeast of the county seat, Satu Mare; it belongs to the Satu Mare metropolitan area.
At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 3,242, of which 46.11% Hungarians, 41.57%Romanians, and 11.69% Roma; [2] according to mother tongue, 47.62% spoke Romanian as their first language, while 47.40% of the population spoke Hungarian. At the 2011 census, there were 3,514 inhabitants, of which 41.26% were Hungarians, 40.52% Romanians, and 13.38% Roma. At the 2021 census, Viile Satu Mare had a population of 3,950 inhabitants, of which 44.05% were Romanians, 35.57% Hungarians, and 13.14% Roma. [3]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1880 | 1,361 | — |
1890 | 1,467 | +7.8% |
1900 | 1,561 | +6.4% |
1910 | 1,724 | +10.4% |
1920 | 1,784 | +3.5% |
1930 | 1,930 | +8.2% |
1941 | 2,089 | +8.2% |
1956 | 5,051 | +141.8% |
1966 | 4,659 | −7.8% |
1977 | 4,411 | −5.3% |
1992 | 3,244 | −26.5% |
2002 | 3,242 | −0.1% |
2011 | 3,514 | +8.4% |
2021 | 3,950 | +12.4% |
Source: INS, Census data |