Vașcău

Vaşcău
Town

Coat of arms

Location of Vaşcău
Coordinates: 46°28′47″N 22°28′47″E / 46.47972°N 22.47972°E / 46.47972; 22.47972Coordinates: 46°28′47″N 22°28′47″E / 46.47972°N 22.47972°E / 46.47972; 22.47972
Country  Romania
County Bihor County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Florin Ioan Porge (Democratic Party)
Population (2002)
  Total 2,854
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Vaşcău (Hungarian: Vaskoh) is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. It administers five villages: Câmp (Vaskohmező), Câmp-Moţi, Coleşti (Kolafalva), Vărzarii de Jos (Alsófüves) and Vărzarii de Sus (Felsőfüves).

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1956 4,538    
1966 3,621−20.2%
1977 3,441−5.0%
1992 3,337−3.0%
2002 3,032−9.1%
2011 2,291−24.4%
Source: Census data

According to the last census from 2011 there were 2,291 people living within the city.

Of this population, 96.63% are ethnic Romanians and 1.8% others.[1]

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