Halmeu (, ; ) is a commune of 4,276 inhabitants situated in

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. It is composed of five villages: Băbești (''Kisbábony''), Dobolț (''Dabolc''), Halmeu, Halmeu-Vii (''Halmihegy''), and Mesteacăn (''Nyírestanya''). The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbești Commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, at a distance of from the county seat,

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, on the border with Ukraine and near the border with Hungary. It is traversed by

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(part of

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), which runs from

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north towards

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and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26.

Demographics

Until

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, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 people in 1877. In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1,196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jews (30.7%), and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%). At the 2011 census, Halmeu had a population of 4,968, of which 57% were

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, 36%

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, and 3%

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; 57% had

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as first language, and 39% Hungarian.Tab10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune
2011 census results,

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, accessed 10 March 2020. At the 2021 census, the number of inhabitants had decreased to 4,276, of which 52.6% were Romanians, 36.23% Hungarians, and 1.61% Roma.

References

Memorial book to the Communities of Halmin-Turt
(in Hebrew) Communes in Satu Mare County Romania–Ukraine border crossings {{SatuMare-geo-stub