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(Redirected from Felsőrépa) Commune in Mureș, Romania
Vătava
Commune
Church of the Ascension in Râpa de JosChurch of the Ascension in Râpa de Jos
Coat of arms of VătavaCoat of arms
Location in Mureș CountyLocation in Mureș County
Vătava is located in RomaniaVătavaVătavaLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°58′N 24°46′E / 46.967°N 24.767°E / 46.967; 24.767
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Emil Bendriș (PSD)
Area168.80 km (65.17 sq mi)
Elevation648 m (2,126 ft)
Population1,709
 • Density10/km (26/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code547630
Area code(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitevatava.ro

Vătava (German: Oberrübendorf; Hungarian: Felsőrépa, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages: Dumbrava (Marosliget), Râpa de Jos (Alsórépa), and Vătava.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,987: 91% Romanians, 6.8% Roma, and 0.2% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 1,709; of those, 87.5% were Romanians and 7.1% Roma.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Romania

Until 2009, Vătava was twinned with Laval, France.

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 3 March 2020.
  3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  4. "La fin du jumelage Laval-Vatava". Ouest-France (in French). 2009-02-14.
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