Coltău ( hu, Koltó) is a
commune in
Maramureș County
Maramureș County () is a county (județ)
in Romania, in the Maramureș region. The county seat is Baia Mare.
Name
In Hungarian it is known as ''Máramaros megye'', in Ukrainian as Мараморо́щина, in German as ''Kreis Marmarosc ...
,
Romania
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. It is composed of two villages, Cătălina (''Koltókatalin'') and Coltău. Formerly independent, the villages were part of
Săcălășeni
Săcălășeni ( hu, Szakállasfalva) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is made up of three villages: Coruia (''Karuly''), Culcea (''Kővárkölcse'') and Săcălășeni. From 1968 to 2004, it also included four other villages. These ...
Commune from 1968 to 2004, when they were split off to form a separate commune.
At the 2011 census, 57.1% of inhabitants were
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 ...
, 37.8%
Roma
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Places Australia
* Roma, Queensland, a town
** Roma Airport
** Roma Courthouse
** Electoral district of Roma, defunct
** Town of Roma, defunct town, now part of the Maranoa Regional Council
* Roma Street, Brisbane, a ...
and 5%
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 ...
.
References
Communes in Maramureș County
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