Baru, Hunedoara
Baru | |
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.JPG) Elijah the Prophet Church in Baru | |
 Location in Hunedoara County | |
  Baru Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′N 23°10′E / 45.467°N 23.167°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Hunedoara |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Daniel Răducanu (PNL) |
Area | 145.71 km2 (56.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 460 m (1,510 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,425 |
| • Density | 16.64/km2 (43.10/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 337035 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 54 |
| Vehicle reg. | HD |
| Website | www |
Baru (Hungarian: Nagybár, German: Groß-Elephant) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Baru, Livadia (Mezőlivádia), Petros (Petrosz), and Valea Lupului (Farkaspatak).
The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park is partly located on the territory of the commune.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1850 | 2,457 | — |
| 1966 | 3,888 | +58.2% |
| 2002 | 3,044 | −21.7% |
| 2011 | 2,696 | −11.4% |
| 2021 | 2,425 | −10.1% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,425; of those, 89.32% were Romanians and 2.14% were Roma.[2]
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Orthodox church in Baru -
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Church in Valea Lupului
