Supur ( hu, Alsószopor; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 4,712 inhabitants situated in

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. Its administrative centre is Supuru de Jos, and the commune is composed of seven villages:

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):Romanian census data, 2002
retrieved on March 23, 2010 *

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...

: 63.99% *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Ural ...

: 28.65% * Romanies (Gypsies): 7.01% According to mother tongue, 71.01% of the population speak

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, while 28.60% speak Hungarian as their first language.

Natives

* János Szily

References

Castle in Soporu de Sus, Satu Mare County

Communes in Satu Mare County Localities in Crișana {{SatuMare-geo-stub