Medieşu Aurit

Medieşu Aurit
Aranyosmeggyes
—  Commune  —
Medieşu Aurit
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1] 7,249
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Medieşu Aurit (Hungarian: Aranyosmeggyes; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒrɒɲoʃmɛɟɟɛʃ], meaning "Place of the Golden Sour Cherry") is a commune of 7,299 residents in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Băbăşeşti Szamosberence
Iojib Józsefháza
Medieşu Aurit Aranyosmeggyes
Medieş-Râturi Meggyesforduló
Medieş-Vii Meggyeshegy
Potău Patóháza
Româneşti Szatmárgörbed

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)[2]:

According to mother tongue, 21.06% of the population 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