Santău

Santău Tasnádszántó
Commune
Location of Santău
Coordinates: 47°31′N 22°31′E / 47.517°N 22.517°E / 47.517; 22.517Coordinates: 47°31′N 22°31′E / 47.517°N 22.517°E / 47.517; 22.517
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Marinel Rotar (Democratic Liberal Party)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,377
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	primariasantau.ro

Santău (Hungarian: Tasnádszántó [ˈtɒʃnaːtsaːntoː]) is a commune in Satu Mare County, north-western Romania. It is composed of three villages: Chereușa (Érkőrös), Santău and Sudurău (Érszodoró).

The earliest document to mention Santău dates to 1213, and is found in the register of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea Mare.^[1] Leontin Sălăjan was born there in 1913.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2011 census):^[2]

• Romanians: 1,250 (52.59%)
• Hungarians: 790 (33.24%)
• Roma: 298 (12.54%)

According to mother tongue, 1,284 (54.02%) speak Romanian as their first language, while 1,051 (44.22%) of the population speak Hungarian.

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