Borș, Bihor

Commune in Bihor, Romania
Borș
Bors
Commune
Borș border crossing
Borș border crossing
Coat of arms of Borș
Coat of arms
Commune location in Bihor County
Commune location in Bihor County
(2020–2024) Géza Bátori (UDMR)
Area
43.68 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Elevation
103 m (338 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,267
 • Density98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
417075
Area code(+40) 02 59
Vehicle reg.BH
Websiteprimariabors.ro

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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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.[2] 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

  • Gyula Király (1927–2011), literary historian who lived and worked in Budapest

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  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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