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Orașu Nou

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Country
  
Romania

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

County
  
Satu Mare County

Population
  
6,862 (2002)

Orașu Nou

Oraşu Nou (Hungarian: Avasújváros; : [ˈɒvɒʃuːjvaːroʃ]) is a commune of 7,100 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania.

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Map of Ora%C8%99u Nou 447220, Romania

It is composed of five villages:

The villages of Racșa and Racșa-Vii were part of Orașu Nou from 1925 to 1949 and from 1956 to 2010, when they were split off to form Racșa Commune.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

  • Romanians: 63.37%
  • Hungarians: 34.53%
  • Roma: 4.78%
  • According to mother tongue, 63.40% of the population speak Romanian, while 36.43% speak Hungarian as their first language.

    References

    Orașu Nou Wikipedia