Păuca

Păuca
Păuca
Commune
	View of Bogatu Român
	Coat of arms
	Location in Sibiu County
	Păuca Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°1′N 23°54′E / 46.017°N 23.900°E
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Niculae Dancu (PNL)
Area	73.2 km2 (28.3 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	1,535
• Density	21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	557175
Vehicle reg.	SB
Website	comunapauca.ro

Păuca (German: Törnen; Hungarian: Pókafalva) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Bogatu Român, Broșteni, Păuca, and Presaca.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Bogatu Român	Reichhof	Oláhbogát
Broșteni	Kradendorf	Kiskerék
Păuca	Törnen	Pókafalva
Presaca	Kerschdorf	Székásgyepü

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau. It is located in the western part of the county, on the border with Alba County, at a distance of 47 km (29 mi) from the county seat, Sibiu, and 41 km (25 mi) from Alba Iulia.

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 1,929 people living in this commune, of which 94.04% are ethnic Romanians, 2.44% are ethnic Romani, and 1.66% are ethnic Germans.

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

Church in Bogatu Român

Wooden church in Broșteni [ro]

Wooden church in Presaca [ro]

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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