Copșa Mică

For Copșa Mare village, see Biertan.
Copşa Mică
Town

Coat of arms

Location of Copşa Mică
Copşa Mică

Location of Copşa Mică

Coordinates: 46°6′45″N 24°13′50″E / 46.11250°N 24.23056°E / 46.11250; 24.23056Coordinates: 46°6′45″N 24°13′50″E / 46.11250°N 24.23056°E / 46.11250; 24.23056
Country  Romania
County Sibiu County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Mihalache Daniel Tudor (National Liberal Party)
Area
  Total 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 5,201
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website http://www.copsa-mica.ro/
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1966 6,156    
1977 6,194+0.6%
1992 5,332−13.9%
2002 5,157−3.3%
2011 5,201+0.9%
Source: Census data

Copşa Mică (German: Kleinkopisch; Hungarian: Kiskapus) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, located north of Sibiu, 33 km east of Blaj, and 12 km southwest of Mediaş. The town's population of 5201 (as of 2011) is down significantly from its level in 1989, the year communism collapsed in Romania. At the 2011 census, 78.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 11.9% Roma and 8.7% Hungarians.

The town is best known for its status (in the 1990s) as one of the most polluted in Europe. This was due to the emissions of two factories in the area:

Politics

The Copşa Mică City Council (Consiliul Local Copșa Mică), elected in the 2008 local government elections, is made up of 15 councillors, with the following party composition:[1]

    Party Seats Current Council
  National Liberal Party 10                    
  Democratic Liberal Party 2                    
  Social Democratic Party 2                    
  Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania 1                    

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