Săliștea de Sus

Town in Maramureș, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Maramureș County

(2020–2024) Ștefan Iuga^[1] (CMM)Area

64.77 km² (25.01 sq mi)Elevation

500 m (1,600 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

4,856 • Density75/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

437295

Area code(+40) 02 62Vehicle reg.MMWebsitesalisteadesus.ro

Săliștea de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőszelistye, Yiddish: סלישט, romanized: Selist) is a town in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It was declared a town in 2004.

The town is located in the southeastern part of Maramureș County, about 90 km (56 mi) east of the county seat, Baia Mare, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County. It lies at an altitude of 500 m (1,600 ft), in a hilly area in the northeastern foothills of the Țibleș Mountains, on the banks of the Iza River.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1880	2,166	—
1900	2,793	+28.9%
1910	3,265	+16.9%
1930	3,624	+11.0%
1956	4,841	+33.6%
1977	5,460	+12.8%
1992	5,814	+6.5%
2002	5,196	−10.6%
2011	4,893	−5.8%
2021	4,856	−0.8%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Săliștea de Sus had a population of 4,856, with an absolute majority (97%) of ethnic Romanians.^[3]

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.