Country Romania Status Commune Website primariasantau.ro Population 2,377 (2011) | County Satu Mare County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Wednesday 10:31 AM | |
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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).
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Map of Sant%C4%83u 447270, Romania
The earliest document to mention Santău dates to 1213, and is found in the register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare. Leontin Sălăjan was born there in 1913.
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
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
Santău Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA