Pir, Satu Mare
Encyclopedia
Pir is a commune
of 1,780 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County
, Romania
. It is composed of three villages: Pir, Piru Nou (Kispér) and Sărvăzel (Peleszarvad) villages.
According to mother tongue, 60.71% of the population speak Hungarian
, while 39.11% speak Romanian
as their first language.
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
of 1,780 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County is a county of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians , Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians .-Demographics:...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
. It is composed of three villages: Pir, Piru Nou (Kispér) and Sărvăzel (Peleszarvad) villages.
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2002 census):- Hungarians: 54.77%
- Romanians: 36.40%
- Romanies (Gypsies): 8.81%
According to mother tongue, 60.71% of the population speak Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
, while 39.11% speak Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
as their first language.