Păulești, Satu Mare
Păulești (Hungarian: Szatmárpálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈʃzɒtmaːrpaːlfɒlvɒ]) is a commune of 5,775 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Amați
(Amac), Ambud (Ombod), Hrip (Hirip), Păulești, Petin (Pettyén), and Rușeni (Oroszfalva).
The commune is located in the central part of the county, 6 km (3.7 mi) east of the county seat, Satu Mare, and belongs to the Satu Mare metropolitan area.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the commune had 4,909 inhabitants, of which 46.1% were Hungarians, 38.9% Romanians, and 10.4% Roma. According to mother tongue, 56.59% spoke Hungarian as their first language, while 42.87% spoke Romanian. At the 2021 census, Păulești had a population of 5,775; of those, 59.31% were Romanians, 17.47% Hungarians, and 9.59% Roma.
Twin towns
- Seregélyes, Hungary
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 9 March 2020.
- ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010
- ^ "Seregélyes nagyközség testvértelepülései" (PHP) (in Hungarian). seregelyes.hu. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
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