Căbești

For the village in Bacău County, see Podu Turcului. For the village in Hunedoara County, see Brănișca.

Căbești
Commune
Country	Romania
County	Bihor County
Population (2002)^[1]	2,082
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Căbești (Hungarian: Biharkaba) is a commune in Bihor County, Romania, around 13 kilometers north of the town of Beiuș.

Administration

The commune is composed of five villages: Căbești, Goila, Gurbești (Görbesd), Josani (Dzsoszány) and Sohodol (Aszóirtás).

Josani

The village has a population of about 350 people. The whole population is ethnic Romanian.

The river Valea Roșia flows through the village. The village has very beautiful landscapes, especially during the summer.

Gurbești

Gurbești is part of the Căbești commune. The river Valea Roșia flows alongside the village.

Almost all of the population of the village is ethnic Romanian.

Gurbești has a 300-year-old Orthodox church, one of the oldest churches in the area.

Education

Education in Căbești is composed of:

Institutions

The commune contains several institutions:

Town Hall
Postal Office
Local Bank Office
Police Department
Library
Primary and Secondary school
Orthodox Church

Most of these buildings are found in the center of the commune.

Demographics

The commune has a population of 2073 inhabitants.

According to the 2002 Census the population structure is:

Romanians 96.39%
Gypsyes 3.31%
Hungarians 0.14%
Others 0.16%

Economy

The main economic sector is agriculture.

Bihor County, Romania

Cities	Oradea (county seat) Beiuș Marghita Salonta

Towns	Aleșd Nucet Săcueni Ștei Valea lui Mihai Vașcău

Communes	Abram Abrămuț Aștileu Aușeu Avram Iancu Balc Batăr Biharia Boianu Mare Borod Borș Bratca Brusturi Budureasa Buduslău Bulz Buntești Căbești Câmpani Căpâlna Cărpinet Cefa Ceica Cetariu Cherechiu Chișlaz Ciumeghiu Cociuba Mare Copăcel Criștioru de Jos Curățele Curtuișeni Derna Diosig Dobrești Drăgănești Drăgești Finiș Gepiu Girișu de Criș Hidișelu de Sus Holod Husasău de Tinca Ineu Lăzăreni Lazuri de Beiuș Lugașu de Jos Lunca Mădăras Măgești Nojorid Olcea Oșorhei Paleu Pietroasa Pocola Pomezeu Popești Răbăgani Remetea Rieni Roșia Roșiori Săcădat Sălacea Sălard Sâmbăta Sâniob Sânmartin Sânnicolau Român Sântandrei Sârbi Șimian Șinteu Șoimi Spinuș Șuncuiuș Suplacu de Barcău Tămășeu Tărcaia Tarcea Tăuteu Țețchea Tileagd Tinca Toboliu Tulca Uileacu de Beiuș Vadu Crișului Vârciorog Viișoara

References

↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010

Coordinates: 46°46′00″N 22°22′00″E / 46.7667°N 22.3667°E / 46.7667; 22.3667

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