Medieşu Aurit

Medieşu Aurit Aranyosmeggyes
—  Commune  —
Medieşu Aurit
Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°9′E / 47.783°N 23.15°E / 47.783; 23.15
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Population (2002)[1]	7,249
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Medieşu Aurit (Hungarian: Aranyosmeggyes; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒrɒɲoʃmɛɟɟɛʃ], meaning "Place of the Golden Sour Cherry") is a commune of 7,299 residents in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Băbăşeşti	Szamosberence
Iojib	Józsefháza
Medieşu Aurit	Aranyosmeggyes
Medieş-Râturi	Meggyesforduló
Medieş-Vii	Meggyeshegy
Potău	Patóháza
Româneşti	Szatmárgörbed

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census)^[2]:

• Romanians: 78.50%
• Hungarians: 18.44%
• Romanies (Gypsies): 2.53%

According to mother tongue, 21.06% of the population speak Hungarian as their first language.

Location of Medieşu Aurit in Satu Mare County

Coordinates: 47°47′N 23°09′E / 47.783°N 23.15°E / 47.783; 23.15

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010