Dorolț (,
Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a
commune with 3,760 inhabitants 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: Atea (''Atya''), Dara (''Szamosdara''), Dorolț and Petea (''Pete'').
Demographics
Ethnic groups (2011 census):
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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 ...
: (87.6%)
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Romanians
Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...
: (5.4%)
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Romanies (Gypsies): (6.8%)
According to mother tongue, 95.24% of the population speak
Hungarian as their first language.
References
Communes in Satu Mare County
Hungary–Romania border crossings
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