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Strâmtura

Commune in Maramureș, Romania

(2020–2024) Ioan Pasere (PNL)Area

91.57 km² (35.36 sq mi)Elevation

336 m (1,102 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

3,254 • Density36/km² (92/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

437310

Area code+40 x59Vehicle reg.MMWebsitecomunastramturamm.ro

Strâmtura (Hungarian: Szurdok, Yiddish: סטרימטערע, romanized: Strimtere) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Glod (Hungarian: Glód), Slătioara (Hungarian: Izasópatak or Szlatina, Yiddish: סלאטינה, romanized: Slatina), and Strâmtura.

The commune is located in the central part of Maramureș County, 66 km (41 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is situated at an altitude of 336 m (1,102 ft), in a hilly area on the banks of the Iza River and its tributaries, the Slătioara and Valea Satului rivers.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1880	3,751	—
1900	4,674	+24.6%
1910	5,129	+9.7%
1930	5,243	+2.2%
1956	5,286	+0.8%
1977	5,237	−0.9%
1992	4,889	−6.6%
2002	4,211	−13.9%
2011	3,652	−13.3%
2021	3,254	−10.9%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Strâmtura had a population of 3,254, with an absolute majority (96%) of ethnic Romanians.^[2]

Natives

Mihai Pop (1907 – 2000), ethnologist

References

^ "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.