Halmeu

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|county = Satu Mare

|name = Halmeu

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|leader_name = Ludovic Incze

|leader_party = UDMR

|leader_term = 2020–2024

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|elevation = 125

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|area_total = 45.12

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|postal_code = 447145

|area_code = +40 x59

|website = {{URL|https://www.halmeu.ro/}}

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Halmeu ({{langx|hu|Halmi}}, {{IPA|hu|ˈhɒlmi|pron}}; {{langx|yi|האַַלמין}}) is a commune of 4,276 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Băbești (Kisbábony), Dobolț (Dabolc), Halmeu, Halmeu-Vii (Halmihegy), and Mesteacăn (Nyírestanya). The commune included two other villages until 2005, when they were split off to form Porumbești Commune.

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, at a distance of {{cvt|34|km}} from the county seat, Satu Mare, on the border with Ukraine and near the border with Hungary. It is traversed by national road {{ill|DN1C|ro}} (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca north towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26.

Demographics

Until World War II, the village was home to a Jewish community, which numbered 479 people in 1877.[http://data.jewishgen.org/wconnect/wc.dll?jg~jgsys~shtetm~-1161123 JewishGen locality page for Halmeu] In 1910, 97.6% reported Hungarian as their primary language. The religious make-up was 1,196 Calvinists (34.6%), 1061 Jews (30.7%), and 613 Roman Catholic (17.7%).

At the 2011 census, Halmeu had a population of 4,968, of which 57% were Romanians, 36% Hungarians, and 3% Roma;[http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune], 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020. 57% had Romanian as first language, and 39% Hungarian.[http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab10. Populaţia stabilă după limba maternă – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune], 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 10 March 2020.

At the 2021 census, the number of inhabitants had decreased to 4,276, of which 52.6% were Romanians, 36.23% Hungarians, and 1.61% Roma.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

References

[http://simania.co.il/bookdetails.php?item_id=481430 Memorial book to the Communities of Halmin-Turt] (in Hebrew)

Category:Communes in Satu Mare County

Category:Romania–Ukraine border crossings