Bătarci (, Hungarian pronunciation: , ) is a commune situated 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 ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of four villages: Bătarci, Comlăușa (''Ugocsakomlós''), Șirlău (''Sellő''), and Tămășeni (''Tamásváralja''). The commune is located in the

Țara Oașului Țara Oașului, lit. 'Oaș Country' in Romanian language, Romanian () is an cultural area, ethnocultural and historical region of Romania located in the north-east part of Satu Mare County, from both Satu Mare and Baia Mare. The total area is abo ...

ethnographic and historical region in the northern part of the county, on the border with

Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

. It lies at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Bătarci and its tributary, the river Tarna Mare.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,612, of which 86.79% were Romanians and 9.16%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

.In 2021, the percentage of males to females was 50.5% males and 49.5% females.

References

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