Dobra, Hunedoara

Commune in Hunedoara, Romania
(2020–2024) Ovidiu Iosif Pădurean (PSD)Area
138.16 km2 (53.34 sq mi)Elevation
175 m (574 ft)Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,203 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code
337215
Area code+(40) 254Vehicle reg.HDWebsitedobrahd.ro

Dobra (Hungarian: Dobra or Hunyaddobra) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania, close to the city of Deva. It is composed of thirteen villages: Abucea (Abucsa), Bujoru (Sztregonya), Dobra, Făgețel (Fazacsel), Lăpușnic (Lapusnyak), Mihăilești (Mihalesd), Panc (Pánk), Panc-Săliște (Pánkszelistye), Rădulești (Radulesd), Roșcani (Roskány), Stâncești (Sztancsesd), Stâncești-Ohaba (Sztancsesdohába), and Stretea (Sztrettye).

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 3,345; of those, 97.8% were Romanians, 1.3% Roma, and 0.7% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, there were 3,203 inhabitants, of which 93.04% were Romanians.[2]

Stâncești village was part of the defunct Stâncești-Ohaba Commune until 1956, when it became independent. It then joined Lăpușnic in 1966 and Dobra in 1968. Its population was 172 in 1966, falling to 124 by 1992. During censuses taken in the period, over 98% of inhabitants declared themselves as Romanians.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  3. ^ (in Hungarian) "Etnikai statisztikák", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
  4. ^ (in Hungarian) "Helységnévtár", at the Erdélyi Magyar Adatbank; retrieved July 7, 2012
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