Groși
Groși | |
|---|---|
Location in Maramureș County | |
Groși Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°37′N 23°37′E / 47.617°N 23.617°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Florin-Daniel Boltea (PNL) |
Area | 23.53 km2 (9.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 3,641 |
| • Density | 154.7/km2 (400.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 437165 |
| Area code | +40 x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | primariagrosi |
Groși (Hungarian: Tőkésbánya) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Groși, Ocoliș (Feketefalu), and Satu Nou de Jos (Alsóújfalu).
The commune lies on the banks of the Lăpuș River. It is located in the western part of the county, just south of the county seat, Baia Mare. Groși is crossed by national road DN18B, which runs from Cășeiu, 79 km (49 mi) to the south, to Baia Mare, 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 1,782 | — |
| 1900 | 2,152 | +20.8% |
| 1910 | 2,362 | +9.8% |
| 1930 | 2,492 | +5.5% |
| 1956 | 2,870 | +15.2% |
| 1977 | 2,953 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 2,479 | −16.1% |
| 2002 | 2,533 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2,857 | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 3,641 | +27.4% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,857 people, of which 94.71% were Romanians and 1.51% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Groși had a population of 3,641; of those, 90.74% were Romanians and 1.37% Hungarians.[2]
Natives
- Dumitru Fărcaș (1938–2018), taragot player.
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.