Vârciorog

Vârciorog
Vârciorog
Commune
	Wooden church in Vârciorog village
	Location in Bihor County
	Vârciorog Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°58′N 22°18′E / 46.967°N 22.300°E
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Vasile Cociuba (PNL)
Area	80.81 km2 (31.20 sq mi)
Elevation	376 m (1,234 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	2,003
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	417615
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	BH
Website	comunavirciorog.ro

Vârciorog (Hungarian: Vércsorog) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Fâșca (Várfancsika), Surducel (Kisszurdok), Șerghiș (Serges), and Vârciorog.

The commune is located in the central part of Bihor County, 40 km (25 mi) east of the county seat, Oradea. Nestled at the foot of the Pădurea Craiului Mountains, it lies on the banks of the river Topa; the river Vârciorog flows into the Topa in Vârciorog village.

Population

At the 2021 census, Vârciorog had a population of 2,003.^[2] At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,304 inhabitants; of those, 97.27% of were ethnic Romanians. In terms of religious affiliation, 82.47% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.02% Pentecostal, and 2.34% Baptists.

Natives

Emanuel Dat (born 2001), footballer

References

Vârciorog townhall
Church in Vârciorog village
Fâșca

Panorama of two different forests in Vârciorog

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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.

[RPL2021-2] "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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