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Salcea | |
|---|---|
 Sturdza manor in Salcea | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Suceava County | |
  Salcea Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′0″N 26°22′12″E / 47.65000°N 26.37000°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Suceava |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Pârwușor-Țicu-Ezekiel Belțic[1] (PNL) |
Area | 40 km2 (15 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 9,513 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Vehicle reg. | SV |
| Website | www |
Salcea is a town in Suceava County, in the Western Moldavia historical region of northeastern Romania, with a population of 9,513. It administers four villages: Mereni, Plopeni, Prelipca, and Văratec. Salcea was declared a town in 2004.
The town is located at about 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Suceava and it is best known for the Suceava Airport located nearby.
Demographics
[edit]According to the results of the 2021 census (postponed to 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania), the commune is currently inhabited by 9,513 people.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8,719 | — |
| 2011 | 9,015 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 9,513 | +5.5% |
| Source: Official Romanian census data | ||
Administration and local politics
[edit]Town council
[edit]The town's former local council had the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 local elections:[3]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Right Alternative (AD) | 9 | ||||||||||
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 4 | ||||||||||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 2 | ||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 2 | ||||||||||
The town's current local council for the period 2024–2028 has the following multi-party political composition, based on the results of the votes cast at the 2024 Romanian local elections:[4]
| Party | Seats | Current Council | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Liberal Party (PNL) | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Alliance for the Union of Romanians (AUR) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party (PSD) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| People's Movement Party (PMP) | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2024 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2024" (Json). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
External links
[edit]
- (in Romanian) Salcea Town Hall official site
- (in Romanian) Suceava Airport official site
- (in Romanian) Suceava County site – Salcea web page
