Santău

Coordinates: 47°31′N 22°31′E / 47.517°N 22.517°E / 47.517; 22.517
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Santău
Tasnádszántó
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Santău is located in Romania
Santău
Santău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°31′N 22°31′E / 47.517°N 22.517°E / 47.517; 22.517
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sergiu Silaghi[1] (PNL)
Area
82.95 km2 (32.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,200
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM
Websiteprimariasantau.ro

Santău (Hungarian: Tasnádszántó [ˈtɒʃnaːtsaːntoː]) is a commune in Satu Mare County, north-western Romania. It is composed of three villages: Chereușa (Érkőrös), Santău and Sudurău (Érszodoró).

The earliest document to mention Santău dates to 1213, and is found in the register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare.[3] Leontin Sălăjan was born there in 1913.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic groups (2011 census):[4]

According to mother tongue, 1,284 (54.02%) speak Romanian as their first language, while 1,051 (44.22%) of the population speak Hungarian.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Santău". Archived from the original on 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2014-10-09.
  4. ^ "Rezultate | Recensamant 2011". Recensamantromania.ro. Retrieved 2017-07-07.