Negrești-Oaș

Negrești-Oaș
—  Town  —
Location of Negrești-Oaș
Coordinates: 47°52′10″N 23°25′27″E / 47.86944°N 23.42417°E / 47.86944; 23.42417Coordinates: 47°52′10″N 23°25′27″E / 47.86944°N 23.42417°E / 47.86944; 23.42417
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Nicolae Bura (Social Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	130 km2 (50.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	13,871
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.negresti-oas.ro/

Negrești-Oaș (Romanian pronunciation: [neˌɡreʃtʲ ˈo̯aʃ]; Hungarian: Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation:[’ɒvɒʃfɛlʃøːfɒlu]) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. It has about 15,057 inhabitants as of 2007 and is located near the Ukrainian border.^[1] Two villages, Luna (Lunaforrás) and Tur (Túrvékonya), are administered by the town.

Population

According to the last census from 2002 there were 13,871 people living within the city.

Of this population, 95.12% were ethnic Romanians, while 3.98% were ethnic Hungarians and 0.9% others. 76% were Romanian Orthodox, 11% belonged to another religion, 3.4% were Roman Catholic, 3.1% Pentecostal, 3% Greek-Catholic and 2.3% Reformed.^[2] The name Negrești comes from Romanian word "negru" meaning "black".

References

1. ^ INSSE Statistic
2. ^ Romanian 2002 Census