Supur (; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 3,990 inhabitants situated in

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. Its administrative centre is Supuru de Jos, and the commune is composed of seven villages: Dobra (''Dobra''), Giorocuta (''Girókuta''), Hurezu Mare (''Nántű''), Racova (''Rákosterebes''), Sechereșa (''Szekerestanya''), Supuru de Jos (''Alsószopor''), and Supuru de Sus (''Felsőszopor'').

Geography

The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with

Sălaj County Sălaj County (; ) (also known as ''Land of Silvania'', ''silva, -ae'' means "forest") is a Counties of Romania, county (''județ'') of Romania, located in the north-west of the country, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical regions of ...

. It lies at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Crasna, and its right tributary, the river Maja. The

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(part of

European route E81 European route E 81 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Constanța, Romania and ends in Mukachevo, Ukraine. The road is long. The road follows the route: Mukachevo – Halmeu – Satu Mare – Zalău – Cluj- ...

) connects Supur to 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 ...

, about to the north.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,677, of which 63.99% were

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, 28.65%

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and 7.01%

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;Romanian census data, 2002
retrieved on March 23, 2010 according to mother tongue, 71.01% of the population spoke

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, while 28.60% spoke Hungarian as their first language. At the 2011 census, there were 4,231 inhabitants, of which 60.74% Romanians, 25.74% Hungarians, and 10.66% Roma. At the 2021 census, Supur had a population of 3,990, of which 69.27% were Romanians, 22.38% Hungarians, and 3.51% Roma.

Natives

János Szily János Szily (20 August 1735, Felsőszopor - 2 June 1799, Szombathely) was a Hungarian Catholic bishop and patron of the arts. Biography He was born to a Catholic father and a Lutheran mother. After completing his primary and secondary studies ...

(1735-1799), Hungarian Catholic bishop

References

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