Gherța Mică

Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

(2020–2024) Ioan Ciuta (PSD)Area

38.85 km² (15.00 sq mi)Elevation

160 m (520 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

3,881 • Density100/km² (260/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

447140

Area code+(40) 261Vehicle reg.SMWebsitewww.primariaghertamica.ro

Gherța Mică (Hungarian: Kisgérce, pronounced: [kiʃɡeːrtsɛ]) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Gherța Mică.

The commune is situated in the Țara Oașului ethnocultural and historical region in the northeastern part of Satu Mare County. It lies at an altitude of 160 m (520 ft), on the banks of the river Tur and its left tributary, the river Talna. Gherța Mică is located 38 km (24 mi) northeast of the county seat, Satu Mare, and belongs to the Satu Mare metropolitan area.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,881; of those, 95.72% were ethnic Romanians.^[2]

Natives

Rodion Markovits (1888 – 1948), writer, journalist, and lawyer
Maricica Țăran (born 1962), rower

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.