Oraşu Nou

Oraşu Nou Avasújváros
—  Commune  —
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1]	6,862
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Location of Oraşu Nou in Satu Mare County

Oraşu Nou (Hungarian: Avasújváros; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒvɒʃuːjvaːroʃ]) is a commune of 7,100 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania.

It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Oraşu Nou	Avasújváros
Oraşu Nou-Vii	Nagyhegy
Prilog	Rózsapallag
Prilog-Vii	Rózsapallaghegy
Remetea Oaşului	Kőszegremete

The villages of Racşa and Racşa-Vii were part of Oraşu Nou from 1925 to 1949 and from 1956 to 2010, when they were split off to form Racşa Commune.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)^[2]:

• Romanians: 63.37%
• Hungarians: 34.53%
• Roma: 4.78%

According to mother tongue, 63.40% of the population speak Romanian, while 36.43% speak Hungarian as their first language.

References

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

Coordinates: 47°49′58″N 23°17′18″E / 47.8328°N 23.2883°E / 47.8328; 23.2883