Camăr

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Camăr
Kémer
Commune
Wooden Church in Camăr
Commune Camăr in Sălaj County
Camăr
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°18′55″N 22°37′12″E / 47.31528°N 22.62000°E / 47.31528; 22.62000
Country  Romania
County Sălaj County
Commune Camăr
Historic region Transylvania
Government
  Mayor Szabó Levente-György (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area 39,83 km2 (1,538 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1] 1,899
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.camarsj.ro

Camăr (Hungarian: Kémer) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Camăr and Pădureni (Erdőaljarakottyás).

Population

At the 2002 census, 91.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6.4% Romanians and 1.9% Roma. 68.4% were Reformed, 12.6% Baptist, 5.1% each Greek-Catholic and Christian Evangelical, 4.5% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.3% Romanian Orthodox and 0.8% Roman Catholic.

Sights

  • Wooden Church in Camăr, built in the 18th century, historic monument

Coordinates: 47°18′N 22°37′E / 47.300°N 22.617°E / 47.300; 22.617

References

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