Nucet

For other uses, see Nucet (disambiguation).

"Diófás" redirects here. For the village in Bistriţa-Năsăud County with this name in Hungarian, see Chiuza.

Nucet
—  Town  —
Location of Nucet
Coordinates: 46°29′3″N 22°33′41″E / 46.48417°N 22.56139°E / 46.48417; 22.56139Coordinates: 46°29′3″N 22°33′41″E / 46.48417°N 22.56139°E / 46.48417; 22.56139
Country	Romania
County	Bihor County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Costel Nelu Sirghie (Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	41.11 km2 (15.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	2,399
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primarianucet.groupromo.ro/

Nucet (Romanian pronunciation: [nuˈt͡ʃet]; Hungarian: Diófás) is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Its name means "walnut trees" both in Romanian and Hungarian. It administers two villages, Băiţa and Băiţa-Plai.

Population

Nucet has a population of 2,399 (2002 census), made up of Romanians (94.83%), Hungarians (2.75%), Roma (1.83%), and others (0.59%).^[1]

References

1. ^ Romanian 2002 Census