Borș (
Hungarian:
Bors) is a
commune in
Bihor County,
Crișana,
Romania. It is composed of four villages: Borș, Santăul Mare (
Nagyszántó), Santăul Mic (
Kisszántó), and Sântion (
Biharszentjános). There is an important border crossing with
Hungary near Borș, both for road traffic (
DN1) and rail traffic (
CFR Line 300).
Demographics
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 1880 | 3,384 | — |
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| 1890 | 3,926 | +16.0% |
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| 1910 | 3,498 | −10.9% |
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| 1930 | 3,626 | +3.7% |
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| 1941 | 3,366 | −7.2% |
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| 1977 | 3,941 | +17.1% |
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| 1992 | 3,285 | −16.6% |
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| 2002 | 3,409 | +3.8% |
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| 2011 | 3,946 | +15.8% |
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| 2021 | 4,267 | +8.1% |
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| Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census, Borș had a population of 4,267; of those inhabitants, 80.2% were Hungarians, 14.55% Romanians, 0.7% Roma, 0.07% Germans, and 4,45% others. At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,946 inhabitants; of those, 85.9% were Hungarians, 11.2% Romanians, 0.1% Germans, and 2.84% others. At the 2002 census, 92.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6% Romanians, and 0.9% Roma.
Natives
- Gyula Király (1927–2011), literary historian who lived and worked in Budapest
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