Ohaba Lungă | |
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Coordinates: 45°54′N 21°58′E / 45.900°N 21.967°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Timiș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Gigi Murărescu [1] ( PSD) |
Area | 104.79 km2 (40.46 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-01)
[2] | 904 |
• Density | 8.6/km2 (22/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/ EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 307300–307303 |
Vehicle reg. | TM |
Ohaba Lungă (formerly Ohaba Românească; Hungarian: Hosszúszabadi; German: Langenau) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Dubești, Ierșnic, Ohaba Lungă (commune seat) and Ohaba Română. Ohaba Lungă is one of the poorest and least populated communes in Timiș County. [3]
The first recorded mention of Ohaba Lungă dates from 1440. [4] In 1447 it belonged to Arad County and was the property of Miklós Bánffy. [5] Between 1597–1620 the commune comes into the successive possession of several noblemen, following royal donations (István Török, István Bethlen). [5] In the Turkish defters from the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century it is mentioned as Oláh-Ohaba or "Romanian Ohaba", [4] which proves the continuity of the Romanian character of the settlement. By 1890 it belongs to Bálinc District and has 357 inhabitants. [5]
Ohaba Lungă had a population of 1,084 inhabitants at the 2011 census, down 12% from the 2002 census. Most inhabitants are Romanians (92.9%), larger minorities being represented by Ukrainians (2.31%) and Roma (1.11%). For 3.32% of the population, ethnicity is unknown. [6] By religion, most inhabitants are Orthodox (82.84%), but there are also minorities of Pentecostals (12.08%) and Baptists (1.48%). For 3.32% of the population, religious affiliation is unknown. [7]
Census [8] | Ethnic composition | |||||
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Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma | Ukrainians |
1880 | 2,492 | 2,456 | 12 | 21 | – | – |
1890 | 2,714 | 2,660 | 29 | 22 | – | – |
1900 | 2,822 | 2,751 | 44 | 19 | – | – |
1910 | 3,167 | 2,971 | 44 | 121 | – | – |
1920 | 2,855 | 2,807 | 10 | 34 | – | – |
1930 | 3,048 | 2,873 | 5 | 60 | 103 | – |
1941 | 3,130 | 2,970 | 2 | 30 | – | |
1956 | 2,744 | 2,646 | 8 | 3 | 87 | – |
1966 | 2,221 | 2,193 | 6 | 5 | – | – |
1977 | 1,681 | 1,647 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 |
1992 | 1,347 | 1,279 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 57 |
2002 | 1,225 | 1,168 | 10 | – | 35 | 12 |
2011 | 1,084 | 1,007 | 3 | – | 12 | 25 |