Leordina
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Leordina | |
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Coordinates: 47°47′13″N 24°14′49″E / 47.78694°N 24.24694°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Maramureș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Nistor[1] (USR) |
Area | 29.94 km2 (11.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,307 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3) |
Postal code | 437180 |
Area code | ( 40) 02 62 |
Vehicle reg. | MM |
Website | primaria-leordina |
Leordina (Yiddish: לרדינה, romanized: Lerdine) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Leordina.
Geography
[edit]The commune is located in the northeastern part of Maramureș County, 38 km (24 mi) southeast of the city of Sighetu Marmației and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. The neighbouring localities are Petrova and Vișeu de Jos. It is situated at an altitude of 420 m (1,380 ft), in the western foothills of the Maramureș Mountains , on the banks of the river Vișeu.
Leordina is crossed by national road DN18 for about 4.5 km (2.8 mi); the road starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, 40 km (25 mi) to the southeast, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava. The Leordina train station serves the CFR Line 409, which starts in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud, continues to Vișeu de Jos, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1880 | 1,138 | — |
1900 | 1,451 | 27.5% |
1910 | 1,669 | 15.0% |
1930 | 2,197 | 31.6% |
1956 | 2,870 | 30.6% |
1977 | 2,814 | −2.0% |
1992 | 2,818 | 0.1% |
2002 | 2,593 | −8.0% |
2011 | 2,547 | −1.8% |
2021 | 2,307 | −9.4% |
Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census, Leordina had a population of 2,307, with an absolute majority (95.5%) of ethnic Romanians.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
External links
[edit]Media related to Leordina at Wikimedia Commons