Borș, Bihor
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Borș
Bors | |
|---|---|
| Borș border crossing Borș border crossing | |
| Commune location in Bihor County Commune location in Bihor County | |
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| Country | Romania |
| County | Bihor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Géza Bátori (UDMR) |
Area | 43.68 km2 (16.86 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 103 m (338 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 417075 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BH |
| Website | primariabors |
Borș (Hungarian: Bors) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Borș, Santăul Mare (Nagyszántó), Santăul Mic (Kisszántó), and Sântion (Biharszentjános). There is an important border crossing with Hungary near Borș, both for road traffic (DN1) and rail traffic (CFR Line 300).
Demographics
[edit | edit source]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 3,384 | — |
| 1890 | 3,926 | +16.0% |
| 1910 | 3,498 | −10.9% |
| 1930 | 3,626 | +3.7% |
| 1941 | 3,366 | −7.2% |
| 1977 | 3,941 | +17.1% |
| 1992 | 3,285 | −16.6% |
| 2002 | 3,409 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 3,946 | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 4,267 | +8.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, Borș had a population of 4,267; of those inhabitants, 80.2% were Hungarians, 14.55% Romanians, 0.7% Roma, 0.07% Germans, and 4,45% others.[1] At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,946 inhabitants; of those, 85.9% were Hungarians, 11.2% Romanians, 0.1% Germans, and 2.84% others. At the 2002 census, 92.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6% Romanians, and 0.9% Roma.
Natives
[edit | edit source]- Gyula Király (1927–2011), literary historian who lived and worked in Budapest
References
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