Recaş

For other uses, see Recaş (disambiguation).

Recaş
—  Town  —
Recaş Location of Recaş
Coordinates: 45°48′05″N 21°30′48″E / 45.80139°N 21.51333°E / 45.80139; 21.51333Coordinates: 45°48′05″N 21°30′48″E / 45.80139°N 21.51333°E / 45.80139; 21.51333
Country	Romania
County	Timiş County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Marinel Paşca (Social Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	229.88 km2 (88.8 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	8,560
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariarecas.ro/

Recaş (Hungarian: Temesrékás; Serbian: Рекаш) is a town in Timiş County, Banat, Romania. Six villages are administered by the town: Bazoş, Herneacova, Izvin, Nadăş (depopulated), Petrovaselo and Stanciova.

Population

Census[1]		Ethnicities
Year	Population	Romanian	German	Hungarian	Roma	Serbian	Slovakian	Other ethnicities
1880	10,332	3,769	2,109	568	-	3,759	101	27
1900	12,004	4,757	2,295	1,684	-	1,920	109	1,259
1930	11,684	4,653	1,846	2,419	229	2,401	101	264
1977	10,928	6,562	923	1,580	440	1,123	41	259
1992	8,665	6,334	222	1,082	219	669	17	122
2002	8,560	6,514	116	936	253	581	17	143

Note

1. ^ Varga E., "Census statistics, Timiş county, 1880 - 1992"