Vătava
Vătava | |
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Church of the Ascension in Râpa de Jos | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Mureș County | |
Vătava Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′N 24°46′E / 46.967°N 24.767°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Emil Bendriș (PSD) |
Area | 168.80 km2 (65.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 648 m (2,126 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,709 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 547630 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 65 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | vatava |
Vătava (German: Oberrübendorf; Hungarian: Felsőrépa, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈfɛlʃøːreːpɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages: Dumbrava (Marosliget), Râpa de Jos (Alsórépa), and Vătava.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,987: 91% Romanians, 6.8% Roma, and 0.2% Hungarians.[2] At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 1,709; of those, 87.5% were Romanians and 7.1% Roma.[3]
International relations
Until 2009, Vătava was twinned with Laval, France.[4]
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "La fin du jumelage Laval-Vatava". Ouest-France (in French). 2009-02-14.