Uileacu de Beiuș

Commune in Bihor, Romania

(2020–2024) Gheorghe Cuciula (PSD)Area

43.82 km² (16.92 sq mi)Elevation

162 m (531 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

1,793 • Density41/km² (110/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

417610

Area code+(40) x59Vehicle reg.BHWebsitewww.uileacudebeius.ro

Uileacu de Beiuș (Hungarian: Belényesújlak) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Forău (Belényesforró), Prisaca (Gyepüpataka), Vălanii de Beiuș (Belényesvalány), and Uileacu de Beiuș.

The commune is situated amid rolling hills, at an altitude of 162 m (531 ft), on the banks of the river Crișul Negru and its tributaries, the Arman and the Săliște. It is located in the southern part of Bihor County, 13 km (8.1 mi) west of the city of Beiuș and 55 km (34 mi) southeast of the county seat, Oradea.

At the 2021 census, Uileacu de Beiuș had a population of 1,793; of those, 80.31% were Romanians, 14.56% Hungarians, and 1.34% Roma.^[2]

Natives

Alexandru Ciupe (born 1972), judoka

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.