Livada (formerly also ''Șarchiuz'', from its
Hungarian name of ''Sárköz'',
Hungarian pronunciation:) ; ) is a town in north-western
Romania
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, in
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County (, , ) is a county (Counties of Romania, județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare.
Name
In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German language, Ge ...
. It received town status in 2006. The town administers three villages: Adrian (), Dumbrava (), and Livada Mică (; ).
Geography
The town is located in the northeastern part of the county, about from the county seat,
Satu Mare
Satu Mare (; ; ; or ) is a city with a population of 102,400 (2011). It is the capital of Satu Mare County, Romania, as well as the centre of the Satu Mare metropolitan area. It lies in the region of Maramureș, broadly part of Transylvania ...
, and belongs to the
Satu Mare metropolitan area
The Satu Mare Metropolitan Area is a metropolitan area of Romania founded on April 26, 2013 around Satu Mare, the capital city of Satu Mare County. It has a population of 233,306 and, besides Satu Mare, it includes four cities and towns ( Carei, ...
. Situated at an altitude of , Livada lies on the banks of the river
Racta and its right tributary, the
Egher.
Demographics
The national
census of 2011 recorded a total population of 6,639, of whom 60.8% were of
Hungarian ethnic origin, 35.5% of
Romanian
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ethnic origin, and 3.2%
Roma
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of ethnic origin. The eligious affiliations were: 31%
Orthodox, 26%
Roman Catholic
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, 25%
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, and 17%
Reformed
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* ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang
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* Reform, Al ...
.
Romanian Government Department of Interethnic Relations
At the 2021 census, Livada had a population of 5,892, of which 53.89% were Hungarians, 31.5% Romanians, and 4.55% Roma.
See also
* Livada Solar Park
References
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Towns in Romania
Populated places in Satu Mare County