Negrești-Oaș

Negrești-Oaș
Town
Skyline of Negrești-Oaș
Location of Negrești-Oaș Location of Negrești-Oaș
Coordinates:
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare County
Status	Town
Government
• Mayor	Aurelia Fedorca (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	130 km2 (50 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	11,867
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.negresti-oas.ro/

Negrești-Oaș (Romanian pronunciation: [neˌɡreʃtʲ ˈo̯aʃ]; Hungarian: Avasfelsőfalu, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈɒvɒʃfɛlʃøːfɒlu]) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. It is located near the Ukrainian border. Two villages, Luna (Lunaforrás) and Tur (Túrvékonya), are administered by the town. The name Negrești comes from Romanian word "negru", meaning "black". The town is the capital of the Oaş Country ethnographic region.

File:Biserica Lechinta.jpg

Lechinţa Wooden Church, Oaş Country Museum

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1966	9,311	—
1977	12,387	+33.0%
1992	16,648	+34.4%
2002	16,356	−1.8%
2011	11,867	−27.4%
Source: Census data

According to the 2011 census, there were 11,867 people living within the town.

Of the population for whom data were available, 95% were ethnic Romanians, while 2.9% were ethnic Hungarians and 1.9% Roma. 72.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 4.5% Pentecostal, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 3.4% Greek-Catholic and 1.6% Reformed.

Gallery

• Maria Tripon.jpg

  Local folk singer Maria Tripon in traditional costume

• Ionuț Silaghi de Oaș.jpg

  Local folk singer Ionuț Silaghi de Oaș in traditional costume

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  Local boys in traditional costume

• Râul Tur, primăvara 2013.jpeg

  Tur River in Negrești-Oaș near its source