Recea
Commune
Stadionul Central in Recea
Stadionul Central in Recea
Coat of arms of Recea
Coat of arms
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Recea is located in Romania
Recea
Recea
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°38′N 23°30′E / 47.633°N 23.500°E / 47.633; 23.500
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Octavian Pavel (PSD)
Area
49.88 km2 (19.26 sq mi)
Elevation
545 m (1,788 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
6,642
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437225
Area code(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.MM
Websitewww.primaria-recea.ro

Recea is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bozânta Mică (Kisbozinta), Lăpușel (Hagymáslápos), Mocira (Láposhidegkút), Recea (Lénárdfalva), and Săsar (Zazár).

Geography

The commune is located in the western part of Maramureș County, 7 km (4.3 mi) southwest of the county seat, Baia Mare, and belongs to the Baia Mare metropolitan area. It lies on the banks of the river Lăpuș and its right tributary, the Săsar; the river Borcut flows into the latter near the village Săsar.

Recea is crossed by national road DN1C (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26. The town has two train stations (Lăpușel and Săsar), both serving the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with Baia Mare and Satu Mare.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Recea had a population of 6,642, of which 87.83% were Romanians, 2.66% Hungarians, and 1.1% Roma.[2] At the 2011 census, the commune had 6,000 inhabitants, of which 94.5% were Romanians, 4.1% Hungarians, and 1.2% Roma.

Natives

Sports

CS Academica Recea is an amateur Romanian football club based in the commune. The home ground for this club (and for the women's football club ACS Fotbal Feminin Baia Mare) is Stadionul Central, which opened in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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