Camăr

Camăr Kémer
Commune
Wooden Church in Camăr
Camăr in Sălaj County
Camăr Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°18′55″N 22°37′12″E / 47.31528°N 22.62000°E / 47.31528; 22.62000
Country	Romania
County	Sălaj County
Commune	Camăr
Historic region	Transylvania
Government
• Mayor	Szabó Levente-György (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area	39.83 km² (15.38 sq mi)
Population (2002)^[1]	1,899
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.camarsj.ro

Camăr (Hungarian: Kémer) is a commune located in Sălaj County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Camăr and Pădureni (Erdőaljarakottyás).

Population

At the 2002 census, 91.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6.4% Romanians and 1.9% Roma. 68.4% were Reformed, 12.6% Baptist, 5.1% each Greek-Catholic and Christian Evangelical, 4.5% Seventh-day Adventist, 1.9% Pentecostal, 1.3% Romanian Orthodox and 0.8% Roman Catholic.

Sights

Wooden Church in Camăr, built in the 18th century, historic monument

Sălaj County, Romania

Cities	Zalău (county seat)

Towns	Șimleu Silvaniei Jibou Cehu Silvaniei

Communes	Agrij Almașu Băbeni Bălan Bănișor Benesat Bobota Bocșa Boghiș Buciumi Camăr Carastelec Chieșd Cizer Coșeiu Crasna Creaca Crișeni Cristolț Cuzăplac Dobrin Dragu Fildu de Jos Gâlgău Gârbou Halmășd Hereclean Hida Horoatu Crasnei Ileanda Ip Letca Lozna Măeriște Marca Meseșenii de Jos Mirșid Năpradea Nușfalău Pericei Plopiș Poiana Blenchii Românași Rus Sâg Sălățig Șamșud Sânmihaiu Almașului Sărmășag Șimișna Someș-Odorhei Surduc Treznea Valcău de Jos Vârșolț Zalha Zimbor

Coordinates: 47°18′N 22°37′E / 47.300°N 22.617°E / 47.300; 22.617

References

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

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