Bogdan Vodă

Bogdan Vodă
Saint Nicholas' wooden church in Bogdan Vodă
Saint Nicholas' wooden church in Bogdan Vodă
Location in Maramureș County
Location in Maramureș County
Bogdan Vodă is located in Romania
Bogdan Vodă
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°41′25″N 24°16′10″E / 47.69028°N 24.26944°E / 47.69028; 24.26944
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
SubdivisionsBocicoel, Bogdan Vodă
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Anuța Enea-Bizău[2] (PNL)
Area
103.7 km2 (40.0 sq mi)
Elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,619
 • Density25.26/km2 (65.41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
437055
Area code(+40) 0262
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariabogdanvoda.ro

Bogdan Vodă (until 1968 Cuhea; Hungarian: Konyha (until 1901) or Izakonyha (after 1901), Yiddish: קעכניא, romanizedKechnie,[3] German: Konyhau) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune was named after its significant native, Bogdan I, the second founder of Moldavia.

It is composed of two villages: Bocicoel (Hungarian: Kisbocskó) and Bogdan Vodă.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 1,948—    
1900 2,455+26.0%
1910 3,137+27.8%
1930 3,376+7.6%
1956 4,261+26.2%
1977 4,239−0.5%
1992 3,951−6.8%
2002 3,411−13.7%
2011 3,208−6.0%
2021 2,619−18.4%
Source: Census data

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia of Jewish communities. Romania (Volume II)