Șuncuiuș

Not to be confused with Şuncuiş village, Finiș Commune, Bihor County.

Șuncuiuș
Commune
Șuncuiuș
Coordinates: 46°56′46″N 22°32′04″E / 46.94611°N 22.53444°E / 46.94611; 22.53444
Country	Romania
County	Bihor County
Population (2011)^[1]	3,259
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primariasuncuius.ro

Șuncuiuș (Hungarian: Vársonkolyos) is a commune in Bihor County, northwestern Romania. It has a population of 3,259 people and is composed of four villages: Bălnaca (Körösbánlaka), Bălnaca-Groși (Körösbánlakai erdő), Șuncuiuș and Zece Hotare (Révtízfalu).

At the 2011 census, of the inhabitants for whom data were available, 89.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 7.9% Roma and 2.1% Hungarians.^[1] Using the same parameters, the census counted 78.9% of inhabitants as Romanian Orthodox, 15.3% as Pentecostals, 3.2% as Baptists and 1.5% as Reformed.^[2]

The commune features a clay mine operated by the Timișoara-based Bega Grup.^[3]

Bihor County, Romania

Cities	Oradea (county seat) Beiuș Marghita Salonta

Towns	Aleșd Nucet Săcueni Ștei Valea lui Mihai Vașcău

Communes	Abram Abrămuț Aștileu Aușeu Avram Iancu Balc Batăr Biharia Boianu Mare Borod Borș Bratca Brusturi Budureasa Buduslău Bulz Buntești Căbești Câmpani Căpâlna Cărpinet Cefa Ceica Cetariu Cherechiu Chișlaz Ciumeghiu Cociuba Mare Copăcel Criștioru de Jos Curățele Curtuișeni Derna Diosig Dobrești Drăgănești Drăgești Finiș Gepiu Girișu de Criș Hidișelu de Sus Holod Husasău de Tinca Ineu Lăzăreni Lazuri de Beiuș Lugașu de Jos Lunca Mădăras Măgești Nojorid Olcea Oșorhei Paleu Pietroasa Pocola Pomezeu Popești Răbăgani Remetea Rieni Roșia Roșiori Săcădat Sălacea Sălard Sâmbăta Sâniob Sânmartin Sânnicolau Român Sântandrei Sârbi Șimian Șinteu Șoimi Spinuș Șuncuiuș Suplacu de Barcău Tămășeu Tărcaia Tarcea Tăuteu Țețchea Tileagd Tinca Toboliu Tulca Uileacu de Beiuș Vadu Crișului Vârciorog Viișoara

Coordinates: 46°56′46″N 22°32′04″E / 46.94611°N 22.53444°E / 46.94611; 22.53444

References

1 2 (Romanian) Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on August 13, 2013
↑ (Romanian) Romanian census data for religion, 2011; retrieved on August 13, 2013
↑ (Romanian) "Company info" at the Bega Grup site; retrieved on November 27, 2013

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