Matei, Bistrița-Năsăud

Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania

Matei Szentmáté
Commune
View of Corvinești village
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
(2020–2024)		Vasile Encian (PNL)
Area	86.02 km² (33.21 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]	2,332
• Density	27/km² (70/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	427135
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	BN
Website	comunamatei.ro

Matei (Hungarian: Szentmáté; German: Mathesdorf) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bidiu (Bödön), Corvinești (Kékesújfalu), Enciu (Szászencs), Fântânele (Újős), Matei, and Moruț (Aranyosmóric).

Geography

The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland historic region of northeastern Transylvania. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, at a distance of 27 km (17 mi) from the town of Beclean and 34 km (21 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița; the city of Gherla is 38 km (24 mi) to the west, in Cluj County.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, 52.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 40.6% Hungarians, 5.8% Roma, and 1.2% Germans. At the 2021 census, Matei commune had a population of 2,332, of which 51.84% were Romanians, 36.49% Hungarians, and 3.56% Roma.^[2]

Natives

Ioan Nagy (born 1954), footballer

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.