Cămin

Commune in Satu Mare, Romania

Cămin Kálmánd
Commune
Location in Satu Mare County
(2020–2024)		Imre Sütő (FDGR)
Area	48.03 km² (18.54 sq mi)
Elevation	119 m (390 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[1]	1,250
• Density	26/km² (67/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	447081
Area code	(+40) 02 61
Vehicle reg.	SM
Website	primariacamin.ro

Cămin (Hungarian: Kálmánd, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkaːlmaːd]) is a commune located in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cămin, part of Căpleni Commune until 2002, when it was split off.

The commune is located in the western part of the county, just north of the city of Carei and about 40 km (25 mi) west of the county seat, Satu Mare. Situated close to the Hungarian border, Cămin belongs to the Carei metropolitan area.^[2]

At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,388 inhabitants; of those, 64.5% were Hungarians, 22.5% Germans, 7.2% Roma, and 5% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Cămin had a population of 1,250, of which 51.52% were Hungarians, 30.24% Germans, 8.32% Roma, and 6.56% Romanians.^[3]

Natives

János Scheffler (1887–1952), Roman Catholic prelate

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Oficial. Județul Satu Mare are două zone metropolitane!". portalsm.ro (in Romanian). May 25, 2020. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.