Cehal

Cehal
—  Commune  —
Cehal
Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°36′E / 47.383°N 22.6°E / 47.383; 22.6
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1]	1,996
Ethnicity
– Romanians	68.13%
– Hungarians	38.16%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Cehal (Hungarian: Oláhcsahoj, Hungarian pronunciation: [’olaːhtʃɒhoj]) is a commune of 1,942 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cehal, Cehăluţ (the commune center; Magyarcsahoj) and Orbău (Tasnádorbó) villages.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)^[2]:

• Romanians: 68.13%
• Hungarians: 38.16%

Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°36′E / 47.383°N 22.6°E / 47.383; 22.6

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ [1]; retrieved on March 22, 2010