Moftin

Moftin Kismajtény
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)^[1]	4,328
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Moftin (Hungarian: Kismajtény, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkiʃmɒjteːɲ]; German: Kleinmaitingen) is a commune of 4,328 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. Its center is Moftinu Mic, and the commune is composed of seven villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Domăneşti	Domahida
Ghilvaci	Gilvács
Ghirolt	Érgirolt
Istrău	Esztró
Moftinu Mare	Nagymajtény
Moftinu Mic	Kismajtény
Sânmiclăuş	Krasznaszentmiklós

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

Romanians: 57.39%
Hungarians: 31.81%
Romanies (Gypsies): 4.78%

According to mother tongue, 53.65% speak Romanian as their first language, while 44.59% of the population speak Hungarian:^[2]

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

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010

Coordinates: 47°41′15″N 22°36′03″E / 47.6875°N 22.6008°E / 47.6875; 22.6008

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