Beba Veche
Beba Veche is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Beba Veche, Cherestur and Pordeanu.
Beba Veche Óbéba | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Timiș County | |
  Beba Veche Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′N 20°19′E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Timiș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ioan Bohăncan (PSD) |
| Area | 94.04 km2 (36.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 1,539 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | TM |
Name
In German, it is known as Altbeba, in Hungarian as Óbéba, and in Serbian as Стара Беба / Stara Beba. In Hungarian, Cherestur village is called Pusztakeresztúr; and Pordeanu, Porgány.
Geography
It is located in the west of the county, at Romanian border with Serbia and Hungary. Beba Veche is the westernmost point of Romania.
Demography
At the 2011 census, 64.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 33.1% Hungarians, 1.3% Germans and 0.7% Roma.
| Census[2] | Ethnicity | |||||||
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| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Gypsies | Others | ||
| 1880 | 4,576 | 1,838 | 2,212 | 507 | ? | 19 | ||
| 1910 | 4,182 | 1,854 | 1,819 | 417 | ? | 92 | ||
| 1941 | 3,655 | 1,452 | 1,721 | 351 | ? | 131 | ||
| 1977 | 2,142 | 988 | 985 | 90 | 41 | 38 | ||
| 1992 | 1,625 | 898 | 640 | 19 | 47 | 21 | ||
| 2002 | 1,603 | 976 | 573 | 19 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 1,500 | 971 | 497 | 19 | 10 | 3 | ||
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References
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- Varga E. Census data, Timiș County 1880 - 1992
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