Bilbor
Bilbor | |
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The Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu School in Bilbor | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Harghita County | |
Bilbor Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°03′55″N 25°29′25″E / 47.06528°N 25.49028°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ilie-Daniel Hângan[1] (PNL) |
Area | 227.31 km2 (87.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 917 m (3,009 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,328 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 537020 |
| Area code | +40 x66 |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
| Website | primariabilbor |
Bilbor (Hungarian: Bélbor, Hungarian pronunciation :[ˈbeːlbor]) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor and Răchitiș (Rakottyás).
Name
Its name is of Slavic origin, meaning white pine, derived from *bělъ, white and *borъ, pine.[3]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 2002 | 2,859 | — |
| 2011 | 2,638 | −7.7% |
| 2021 | 2,328 | −11.8% |
| Source: INS, Census data | ||
The commune has an absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 2,859; of those, 99.44% were Romanians and 0.55% Hungarians.[4] According to religion, the population was divided as follows: 2,845 Romanian Orthodox, 12 Roman Catholic, 1 Greek Catholic, and 1 Evangelical Lutheran.[4] At the 2021 census, Bilbor had a population of 2,328, of which 92.74% were Romanians.[5]
Natives
- Horațiu Giurgiu (1938–2024), basketball player
- Romul Nuțiu (1932–2012), abstract artist
- Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu (1876–1942), magazine publisher, non-fiction writer, and politician
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 92. OCLC 460710897.
- ^ a b "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
External links
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St. Nicholas wooden church in Bilbor
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Front view of the church
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Wayside cross on the road from Bilbor to Toplița