Lazuri, Satu Mare

Coordinates: 47°51′10″N 22°52′25″E / 47.85278°N 22.87361°E / 47.85278; 22.87361
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Lazuri
Lázári
Location in Satu Mare County
Location in Satu Mare County
Lazuri is located in Romania
Lazuri
Lazuri
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°51′10″N 22°52′25″E / 47.85278°N 22.87361°E / 47.85278; 22.87361
CountryRomania
CountySatu Mare
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,977
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.SM

Lazuri (Hungarian: Lázári, Hungarian pronunciation: [laːzaːri]) is a commune of 5,500 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Bercu Szárazberek
Lazuri Lázári
Nisipeni Sándorhomok
Noroieni Kissár
Peleș Nagypeleske
Pelișor Kispeleske

Lazuri has three

sister cities: Balkány in Hungary, Chlebnice in Slovakia and Słopnice in Poland
.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):

  • Hungarians
    : 80.17%
  • Romanians
    : 14.71%
  • Romanies (Gypsies)
    : 4.71%

According to mother tongue, 85.13% of the population speak Hungarian as their first language.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010