Medieșu Aurit

Medieşu Aurit Aranyosmeggyes
Commune
Medieşu Aurit
Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°9′E / 47.783°N 23.150°E / 47.783; 23.150
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Government
• Mayor	Silviu Zetea (PNL)
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:

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):^[2]

• Romanians: 78.50%
• Hungarians: 18.44%
• Romanies (Gypsies): 2.53%

According to mother tongue, 21.06% of the population speak Hungarian as their first language.

Location of Medieşu Aurit in Satu Mare County

Satu Mare County, Romania Cities Satu Mare (county seat) Carei Towns Ardud Negrești-Oaș Tășnad Livada Communes Acâș Agriș Andrid Apa Bătarci Beltiug Berveni Bixad Bârsău Bogdand Botiz Călinești-Oaș Cămărzana Cămin Căpleni Căuaș Cehal Certeze Ciumești Craidorolț Crucișor Culciu Doba Dorolț Foieni Gherța Mică Halmeu Hodod Homoroade Lazuri Medieșu Aurit Micula Moftin Odoreu Orașu Nou Păulești Petrești Pir Pișcolt Pomi Porumbești Racșa Sanislău Santău Săcășeni Săuca Socond Supur Tarna Mare Terebești Tiream Târșolț Turț Turulung Urziceni Valea Vinului Vetiș Viile Satu Mare Vama

Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°09′E / 47.783°N 23.150°E / 47.783; 23.150

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