Leordina

Leordina (Yiddish: לרדינה, romanized: Lerdine) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Leordina.

Leordina
Commune
Leordina
Location in Maramureș County
Leordina
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°47′13″N 24°14′49″E
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Nistor[1] (USR)
Area
29.94 km2 (11.56 sq mi)
Elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,307
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
437180
Area code(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimaria-leordina.ro

Geography

The commune is located in the northeastern part of Maramureș County, 38 km (24 mi) southeast of the city of Sighetu Marmației and 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the county seat, Baia Mare. The neighbouring localities are Petrova and Vișeu de Jos. It is situated at an altitude of 420 m (1,380 ft), in the western foothills of the Maramureș Mountains, on the banks of the river Vișeu.

Leordina is crossed by national road DN18 for about 4.5 km (2.8 mi); the road starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, 40 km (25 mi) to the southeast, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava. The Leordina train station serves the CFR Line 409, which starts in Salva, Bistrița-Năsăud, continues to Vișeu de Jos, and ends in Sighetu Marmației.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 1,138—    
1900 1,451+27.5%
1910 1,669+15.0%
1930 2,197+31.6%
1956 2,870+30.6%
1977 2,814−2.0%
1992 2,818+0.1%
2002 2,593−8.0%
2011 2,547−1.8%
2021 2,307−9.4%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Leordina had a population of 2,307, with an absolute majority (95.5%) of ethnic Romanians.[3]

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

Media related to Leordina at Wikimedia Commons

  • Leordina
  • The Vișeu River in Leordina
  • Railway bridge over the Vișeu River in Leordina
  • The Leordina train station
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