Supur

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Satu Mare

|name = Supur

|other_name = Alsószopor

|image_flag =

|image_shield =

|image_skyline = Church in Supur village (Satu Mare County, Romania).jpg

|image_caption = Church in Supuru de Jos

|image_location =

|image_map = Supur jud Satu Mare.png

|map_caption = Location in Satu Mare County

|leader_name = Sergiu Petrică Crișan

|leader_party = PNL

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|47|28|N|22|48|E|source:kolossus-itwiki|display=it}}

|elevation = 154

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 121.58

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 447300

|area_code = (+40) 02 61

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

}}

Supur ({{langx|hu|Alsószopor}}; Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|a|l|s|ó|sz|o|p|o|r}}) is a commune of 3,990 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. Its administrative centre is Supuru de Jos, and the commune is composed of seven villages: Dobra (Dobra), Giorocuta (Girókuta), Hurezu Mare (Nántű), Racova

(Rákosterebes), Sechereșa (Szekerestanya), Supuru de Jos (Alsószopor), and Supuru de Sus (Felsőszopor).

Geography

The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies at an altitude of {{cvt|154|m}}, on the banks of the river Crasna, and its right tributary, the river Maja.

The national road {{ill|DN19A|ro}} (part of European route E81) connects Supur to the county seat, Satu Mare, about {{cvt|50|km}} to the north.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,677, of which

63.99% were Romanians, 28.65% Hungarians

and 7.01% Roma;[http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2447&localitate_id=2496 Romanian census data, 2002]; retrieved on March 23, 2010 according to mother tongue, 71.01% of the population spoke Romanian, while 28.60% spoke Hungarian as their first language. At the 2011 census, there were 4,231 inhabitants, of which 60.74% Romanians, 25.74% Hungarians, and 10.66% Roma. At the 2021 census, Supur had a population of 3,990, of which 69.27% were Romanians, 22.38% Hungarians, and 3.51% 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}}

{{Historical populations

|source = [http://www.insse.ro INS, Census data]

|1880 |4814

|1890 |5349

|1900 |5719

|1910 |6441

|1920 |6419

|1930 |7083

|1941 |7493

|1956 |7801

|1966 |7202

|1977 |6193

|1992 |5087

|2002 |4677

|2011 |4231

|2021 |3990

}}

Natives

János Szily (1735-1799), Hungarian Catholic bishop

References

File:Castle in Soporu de Sus, Satu Mare County.JPG

Category:Communes in Satu Mare County

Category:Localities in Crișana