Commune in Maramureș, Romania
Rona de Sus (Hungarian: Felsőróna; German: Oberrohnen; Ukrainian: Bишня Рівня; Rusyn: Вишня Руна, Yiddish: אויבר-רינה, romanized: Ober Rina) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Coștiui (Rónaszék; Rohnen; Коштіль) and Rona de Sus.
Geography
The commune is located in a hilly area in the northern part of the county, about 6 km (3.7 mi) from the river Tisza and the Ukrainian border. The river Rona, a right tributary of the Iza, flows through the commune. The nearest city is Sighetu Marmației, 13 km (8.1 mi) to the northwest; the county seat, Baia Mare, is 70 km (43 mi) to the southwest. Rona de Sus is crossed by national road DN18 [ro; de], which starts in Baia Mare, runs through Sighetu Marmației and Borșa, and ends in Iacobeni, Suceava.
Demographics
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 1880 | 3,387 | — |
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| 1900 | 4,436 | +31.0% |
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| 1910 | 4,631 | +4.4% |
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| 1930 | 4,154 | −10.3% |
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| 1956 | 4,331 | +4.3% |
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| 1977 | 5,124 | +18.3% |
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| 1992 | 4,982 | −2.8% |
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| 2002 | 4,698 | −5.7% |
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| 2011 | 3,855 | −17.9% |
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| 2021 | 4,171 | +8.2% |
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| Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census, Rona de Sus had a population of 4,171, of which 54.21% were Romanians, 34.6% Ukrainians, and 5.49% Hungarians.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 3,855 inhabitants, of which 83.35% were Ukrainians, 8.12% Hungarians, and 5% Romanians. At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,698, of which 72.9% were Ukrainian Orthodox, 10.8% stated they belonged to another religion, 8.6% were Roman Catholic, and 4.8% Greek-Catholic.
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