Tărcaia

Tărcaia Köröstárkány
Commune
Location in Bihor County
Tărcaia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°38′N 22°22′E
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,799
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	BH

Tărcaia (Hungarian: Köröstárkány) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 1,969 people. It is composed of four villages: Mierag (Mérág), Tărcaia, Tărcăița (Tárkányka) and Totoreni (Tatárfalva).

Geography

Tărcaia lies along the river bank of the Crișul Negru in the southeastern part of Bihor County, around 65 km south-east of Oradea and 4 km south of Beiuș.

Ethnic groups

According to the 2002 census, the ethnic structure is 53.89% Hungarians with a population of 1161, 45.91% Romanians with a population of 989. There is also a small community of Ukrainians and Germans, respectively 0.13% and 0.04%.^[2]

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Structura Etno-demografică a României".