Bilbor


Commune in Harghita County, Romania













Bilbor
Commune

Location of Bilbor, Harghita
Location of Bilbor, Harghita

Country
 Romania
CountyHarghita County
StatusCommune
Population
(2011)

 • Total
Decrease 2,638 people
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)

Bilbor (Hungarian: Bélbor, Hungarian pronunciation :[ˈbeːlbor]) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor (Bélbor) and Răchitiș (Rakottyás).




Contents





  • 1 Name


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Religion


  • 4 Natives


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Name


Its name is of Slavic origin, meaning white pine, derived from *bělъ, white and *borъ, pine.[1]



Demographics


The commune has an absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 2,859, of which 99.44% or 2,843 are Romanians. Hungarians represent 0.55% or 16 individuals.[2]



Religion


As of the 2002 census, the population was divided as follows:[3]



  • Romanian Orthodox - 2845


  • Roman Catholic - 12


  • Greek Catholic - 1


  • Evangelical Lutheran - 1


Natives


  • Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu


References




  1. ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 92. OCLC 460710897..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2739&localitate_id=2751


  3. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2739&localitate_id=2751




External links


  • Commune website

Coordinates: 47°03′N 25°31′E / 47.050°N 25.517°E / 47.050; 25.517







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