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Nucet

Town in Bihor, Romania

Coat of arms

Location within Bihor County

(2020–2024) Mircea-Adrian Tuduce^[1] (PSD)Area

41.11 km² (15.87 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,987 • Density48/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

415400

Area code(+40) 02 59Vehicle reg.BHWebsitewww.primarianucet.ro

Nucet (Romanian pronunciation: [nuˈtʃet]; Hungarian: Diófás) is a town in Bihor County, western Transylvania, Romania. Its name means "walnut trees" both in Romanian and Hungarian. It administers two villages, Băița (Rézbánya) and Băița-Plai.

The uranium-producing Băița mine is located on the territory of the commune.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1956	9,879	—
1966	2,768	−72.0%
1977	2,345	−15.3%
1992	2,531	+7.9%
2002	2,851	+12.6%
2011	2,148	−24.7%
2021	1,987	−7.5%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Nucet had a population of 1,987.^[3] At the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,148, made up of Romanians (89.57%), Hungarians (3.44%), Roma (3.77%), and Germans (0.27%).^[4] It is the smallest town in Bihor County and the second smallest town in Romania; only Băile Tușnad is smaller than Nucet.

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nucet.

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "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.
^ Romanian 2002 Census