Vetiș
Vetés | |
|---|---|
 Location in Satu Mare County | |
  Vetiș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°48′N 22°46′E / 47.800°N 22.767°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Satu Mare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Ionel-Daniel Codrea (PSD) |
Area | 46.35 km2 (17.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 5,384 |
| • Density | 116.2/km2 (300.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 447355 |
| Area code | +(40) 261 |
| Vehicle reg. | SM |
| Website | vetis |
Vetiș (Hungarian: Vetés, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈvɛteːʃ]) is a commune of 4,475 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Decebal (Újtelep), Oar (Óvári), and Vetiș.
The commune is located in the western part of the county, 9 km (5.6 mi) from the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Hungary.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 2,616 | — |
| 1890 | 2,933 | +12.1% |
| 1900 | 3,285 | +12.0% |
| 1910 | 3,259 | −0.8% |
| 1920 | 2,904 | −10.9% |
| 1930 | 3,528 | +21.5% |
| 1941 | 3,763 | +6.7% |
| 1956 | 4,294 | +14.1% |
| 1966 | 4,348 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 4,742 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 4,537 | −4.3% |
| 2002 | 4,475 | −1.4% |
| 2011 | 4,788 | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 5,384 | +12.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,475; of those, 48.78% were Romanians, 45.87% Hungarians, 2.59% Roma, and 2.57% Ukrainians.[2] According to mother tongue, 59.10% of the population spoke Hungarian, while 39.55% spoke Romanian as their first language. At the 2011 census, the number of inhabitants had increased to 4,788, of which 47.58% were Romanians, 40.89% Hungarians, 5.45% Roma, and 1.46% Ukrainians. At the 2021 census, Vetiș had a population of 5,384; of those, 55.2% were Romanians, 30.44% Hungarians, 3.7% Roma, and 1.52% Ukrainians.[3]
References
edit- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Structura etno-demografică a României". www.edrc.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved February 11, 2025.
- ^ "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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