Bilbor
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Harghita |
| name | Bilbor |
| image_shield | ROU HR Bilbor CoA.jpg |
| image_skyline | RO HR Bilbor schoolhouse.jpg |
| image_caption | The Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu School in Bilbor |
| image_map | Bilbor jud Harghita.png |
| map_caption | Location in Harghita County |
| leader_name | Ilie-Daniel Hângan |
| leader_party | PNL |
| term | 2020–2024 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 917 |
| area_total | 227.31 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 537020 |
| area_code | +40 x66 |
| website | |
| :: |
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Bilbor (, Hungarian pronunciation :) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor and Răchitiș (Rakottyás).
Name
Its name is of Slavic origin, meaning white pine, derived from *bělъ, white and *borъ, pine.
Demographics
|source = INS, Census data |2002 |2859 |2011 |2638 |2021 |2328 The commune has an absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 2,859; of those, 99.44% were Romanians and 0.55% Hungarians. According to religion, the population was divided as follows: 2,845 Romanian Orthodox, 12 Roman Catholic, 1 Greek Catholic, and 1 Evangelical Lutheran. At the 2021 census, Bilbor had a population of 2,328, of which 92.74% were Romanians.
Natives
- Horațiu Giurgiu (1938–2024), basketball player
- Romul Nuțiu (1932–2012), abstract artist
- Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu (1876–1942), magazine publisher, non-fiction writer, and politician
References
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- Iordan, Iorgu. (1963). "Toponimia romînească". Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne.
- "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- (31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).
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