Plopiș

Plopiș
Location in Sălaj County
Plopiș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°07′42″N 22°39′14″E / 47.12833°N 22.65389°E / 47.12833; 22.65389
CountryRomania
CountySălaj
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Nicolae Criste[2] (PNL)
Area
80.38 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Elevation
271 m (889 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,277
 • Density28.33/km2 (73.37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
457270
Area code+(40) 260
Vehicle reg.SJ
Websitewww.comunaplopis.ro

Plopiș (Hungarian: Gyümölcsénes, Slovak: Plopiš) is a commune in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Făgetu (Hungarian: Magyarpatak, Slovak: Gemelčička), Iaz (Krasznajáz), and Plopiș.

At the 2021 census, the commune had 2,277 inhabitants; of those, 55.64% were Romanians, 22.79% Slovaks, and 15.94% Roma.[3]

Sights

  • Nature reserve "Mlaștina de la Iaz"

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