Bogdan Vodă

Bogdan Vodă
Saint Nicholas' wooden church in Bogdan Vodă
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°41′25″N 24°16′10″E / 47.69028°N 24.26944°E / 47.69028; 24.26944
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
SubdivisionsBocicoel, Bogdan Vodă
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Anuța Enea-Bizău[2] (PNL)
Area
103.7 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,619
 • Density25.26/km2 (65.41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
437055
Area code(+40) 0262
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariabogdanvoda.ro

Bogdan Vodă (until 1968 Cuhea; Hungarian: Konyha (until 1901) or Izakonyha (after 1901), Yiddish: קעכניא, romanizedKechnie,[3] German: Konyhau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune was named after its significant native, Bogdan I, the second founder of Moldavia.

It is composed of two villages: Bocicoel (Hungarian: Kisbocskó) and Bogdan Vodă.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 1,948—    
1900 2,455+26.0%
1910 3,137+27.8%
1930 3,376+7.6%
1956 4,261+26.2%
1977 4,239−0.5%
1992 3,951−6.8%
2002 3,411−13.7%
2011 3,208−6.0%
2021 2,619−18.4%
Source: Census data

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia of Jewish communities. Romania (Volume II)