Medieșu Aurit

Medieşu Aurit Aranyosmeggyes
Commune

Medieşu Aurit
Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°9′E / 47.783°N 23.150°E / 47.783; 23.150
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Government
• Mayor	Silviu Zetea (PNL)
Population (2002)^[1]	7,249
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Medieşu Aurit (Hungarian: Aranyosmeggyes, pronounced [ˈɒrɒɲoʃmɛɟːɛʃ], meaning "Place of the Golden Sour Cherry") is a commune of 7,299 residents in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Băbăşeşti	Szamosberence
Iojib	Józsefháza
Medieşu Aurit	Aranyosmeggyes
Medieş-Râturi	Meggyesforduló
Medieş-Vii	Meggyeshegy
Potău	Patóháza
Româneşti	Szatmárgörbed

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):^[2]

Romanians: 78.50%
Hungarians: 18.44%
Romanies (Gypsies): 2.53%

According to mother tongue, 21.06% of the population speak Hungarian as their first language.

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Image:Mediesu Aurit jud Satu Mare.png|350px|right|thumb|Location of Medieşu Aurit in Satu Mare County]]

Satu Mare County, Romania

Cities	Satu Mare (county seat) Carei

Towns	Ardud Negrești-Oaș Tășnad Livada

Communes	Acâș Agriș Andrid Apa Bătarci Beltiug Berveni Bixad Bârsău Bogdand Botiz Călinești-Oaș Cămărzana Cămin Căpleni Căuaș Cehal Certeze Ciumești Craidorolț Crucișor Culciu Doba Dorolț Foieni Gherța Mică Halmeu Hodod Homoroade Lazuri Medieșu Aurit Micula Moftin Odoreu Orașu Nou Păulești Petrești Pir Pișcolt Pomi Porumbești Racșa Sanislău Santău Săcășeni Săuca Socond Supur Tarna Mare Terebești Tiream Târșolț Turț Turulung Urziceni Valea Vinului Vetiș Viile Satu Mare Vama

Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°09′E / 47.783°N 23.150°E / 47.783; 23.150

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010

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