Coltău

Coltău
Koltó
Location in Maramureș County
Coltău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°36′N 23°31′E / 47.600°N 23.517°E / 47.600; 23.517
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2024&nfdash;2028)Lajos Csendes (UDMR)
Area
12.95 km2 (5.00 sq mi)
Elevation
171 m (561 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,106
 • Density239.8/km2 (621.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
437283
Area code(+40) 0262
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimaria-coltau.ro

Coltău (Hungarian: Koltó) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cătălina (Koltókatalin) and Coltău. Formerly independent, the villages were part of Săcălășeni Commune from 1968 to 2004, when they were split off to form a separate commune.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 695—    
1900 930+33.8%
1910 969+4.2%
1930 1,066+10.0%
1956 1,620+52.0%
1977 1,739+7.3%
1992 1,862+7.1%
2002 2,148+15.4%
2011 2,557+19.0%
2021 3,106+21.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,557 inhabitants; of those, 57.1% were Hungarians, 37.8% Roma, and 5% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Coltău had a population of 3,106; of those, 40.37% were Hungarians, 40.15% Roma, and 13.23% Romanians.[2]

References

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