Baru, HunedoaraCommune in Hunedoara, Romania
Baru (Hungarian: Nagybár, German: Groß-Elephant) is a commune in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Baru, Livadia (Mezőlivádia), Petros (Petrosz), and Valea Lupului (Farkaspatak).
The Grădiștea Muncelului-Cioclovina Natural Park is partly located on the territory of the commune.
Historical population| Year | | |
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| 1850 | 2,457 | — |
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| 1966 | 3,888 | +58.2% |
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| 2002 | 3,044 | −21.7% |
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| 2011 | 2,696 | −11.4% |
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| 2021 | 2,425 | −10.1% |
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| Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,425; of those, 89.32% were Romanians and 2.14% were Roma.[2]
References
Orthodox church in Baru
Church in Valea Lupului
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