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Salcea

Town in Suceava, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Suceava County

(2020–2024) Pârwușor-Țicu-Ezekiel Belțic^[1] (AD)Area

40 km² (20 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

9,513 • Density240/km² (620/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.SVWebsitewww.primariasalcea.ro

Salcea is a town in Suceava County, in the Western Moldavia region of northerneastern 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

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.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	8,719	—
2011	9,015	+3.4%
2022	9,513	+5.5%
Source: Official Romanian census data

Administration and local politics

Town council

The town's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 local elections:^[3]

	Party	Seats
\|	The Right Alternative (AD)	9
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	4
	People's Movement Party (PMP)	2
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	2

Notes

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.