Săuca

Săuca Sződemeter
—  Commune  —
Săuca
Coordinates: 47°29′N 22°28′E / 47.483°N 22.467°E / 47.483; 22.467
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1]	1,468
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Săuca (Hungarian: Sződemeter, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsøːdɛmɛtɛr]) is a commune of 1,470 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Becheni	Pele
Cean	Tasnádcsány
Chisău	Keszi
Săuca	Sződemeter
Silvaş	Tasnádszilvás

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)^[2]:

• Romanians: 50.74%
• Hungarians: 35.01%
• Romanies (Gypsies): 14.16%

According to mother tongue, 51.63% of the population speak Romanian, while 36.64% speak Hungarian as their first language.

Ferenc Kölcsey, the author of the Hungarian national anthem, was born here in 1790.

Location of Săuca in Satu Mare County

Coordinates: 47°29′N 22°28′E / 47.483°N 22.467°E / 47.483; 22.467

References

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