Tăuții-Măgherăuș (Hungarian: Miszmogyorós) is a town in Maramureș County, Romania. The town administers six villages: Băița (Láposbánya), Bozânta Mare (Nagybozinta), Bușag (Buság), Merișor, Nistru (Miszbánya), and Ulmoasa (Szilas). Tăuții-Măgherăuș was declared a town in 2004. The Baia Mare Airport is located in the town.
Tăuții-Măgherăuș | |
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 Tăuții-Măgherăuș town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Maramureș County | |
  Tăuții-Măgherăuș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′04″N 23°28′20″E / 47.6678°N 23.4722°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Dumitru Marinescu[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 125.64 km2 (48.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 217 m (712 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 8,463 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 437345 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 62 |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | tautiimagheraus |
Geography
editThe town belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It is located in the western part of the Maramureș County, 10 km (6.2 mi) from the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Satu Mare County.
Tăuții-Măgherăuș lies on the right bank of the Someș River; the Lăpuș River discharges into the Someș in Bușag village. Other rivers that flow through the town are the Nistru and the Băița.
The town is crossed by national road DN1C (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26. The Bușag railway station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3,638 | — |
| 1900 | 4,148 | +14.0% |
| 1910 | 4,586 | +10.6% |
| 1930 | 4,585 | −0.0% |
| 1956 | 6,836 | +49.1% |
| 1977 | 7,547 | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 6,562 | −13.1% |
| 2002 | 6,713 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 7,136 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 8,463 | +18.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Tăuții-Măgherăuș had a population of 8,463, of which 76,39% were Romanians and 8.65% Hungarians.[3] At the 2011 census, the town had 7,136, inhabitants, of which 82.55% were Romanians and 11.87% Hungarians. In 2002, it had 6,713 inhabitants, of which 84.3% were Romanians, 14.4% Hungarians, and 1% Roma; 78.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.1% Roman Catholic, 3.9% Greek-Catholic, and 3.5% Reformed.
Natives
edit- Ion Șiugariu (1914 – 1945), poet
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Maramureș Airport in Tăuții-Măgherăuș -
Bușag train station -
Church in Merișor -
The Someș River in Merișor
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