Poienile Izei
Poienile Izei | |
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 Location in Maramureș County | |
  Poienile Izei Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′N 24°7′E / 47.700°N 24.117°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Maramureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Mirela Bîrlea[2] (Ind.) |
Area | 16.45 km2 (6.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 792 |
| • Density | 48.1/km2 (125/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 437215 |
| Area code | +(40) 262 |
| Vehicle reg. | MM |
| Website | poienileizei |
Poienile Izei (Hungarian: Sajómező or Hungarian: Sajópolyána, Yiddish: פאליען-גלאד, romanized: Polien-Glod) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. The commune is composed of a single village, Poienile Izei, which was part of Botiza Commune until being split off in 1995.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 925 | — |
| 1900 | 942 | +1.8% |
| 1910 | 1,144 | +21.4% |
| 1930 | 1,091 | −4.6% |
| 1956 | 1,171 | +7.3% |
| 1977 | 1,286 | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 1,161 | −9.7% |
| 2002 | 1,028 | −11.5% |
| 2011 | 940 | −8.6% |
| 2021 | 792 | −15.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2002 census, the commune had 1,028 inhabitants, of which 99.9% were Romanians and 0.1% Ukrainians, all being Romanian Orthodox. By the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 940. At the 2021 census, Poienile Izei had a population of 792; of those, 97.73% were Romanians.[3]
The commune's Saint Parascheva Church was built in 1700 and is one of eight Wooden churches of Maramureș that are listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.[4]
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ "Wooden Churches of Maramureș". whc.unesco.org.
