Beba Veche
| Beba Veche Óbéba | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 | |
  Beba Veche | |
| Coordinates: 46°8′N 20°19′E / 46.133°N 20.317°E | |
| Country |
 Romania |
| County |
 Timiș |
| Population (2011)[1] | 1,500 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Beba Veche is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Beba Veche, Cherestur and Pordeanu.
Name
In German, it is known as Altbeba, in Hungarian as Óbéba, and in Serbian as Стара Беба / Stara Beba. In Hungarian, Cherestur village is called Pusztakeresztúr; and Pordeanu, Porgány.
Geography
It is located in the west of the county, at Romanian border with Serbia and Hungary. Beba Veche is the westernmost point of Romania.
Demography
| Census[2] | Ethnicity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Gypsies | Others | ||
| 1880 | 4,576 | 1,838 | 2,212 | 507 | ? | 19 | ||
| 1910 | 4,182 | 1,854 | 1,819 | 417 | ? | 92 | ||
| 1941 | 3,655 | 1,452 | 1,721 | 351 | ? | 131 | ||
| 1977 | 2,142 | 988 | 985 | 90 | 41 | 38 | ||
| 1992 | 1,625 | 898 | 640 | 19 | 47 | 21 | ||
| 2002 | 1,603 | 976 | 573 | 19 | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | 1,500 | 971 | 497 | 19 | 10 | 3 | ||
At the 2011 census, 64.7% of inhabitants were Romanians, 33.1% Hungarians, 1.3% Germans and 0.7% Roma.
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on May 22, 2012
- ↑ Varga E. Census data, Timiş County 1880 - 1992
Coordinates: 46°08′N 20°19′E / 46.133°N 20.317°E
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