Lunca, Bihor
Commune in Bihor, Romania
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Lunca (Hungarian: Biharlonka) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Briheni (Berhény), Hotărel (Határ), Lunca, Sârbești (Szerbesd), Seghiște (Szegyesd), and Șuștiu (Susd).
Lunca | |
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Church in Lunca | |
 Location in Bihor County | |
  Lunca Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′N 22°28′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bihor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ioan Popa (PNL) |
Area | 14.57 km2 (5.63 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 248 m (814 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 2,429 |
| • Density | 166.7/km2 (431.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 417320 |
| Area code | +(40) x59 |
| Vehicle reg. | BH |
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Lunca had 2,887 inhabitants, down from 3,124 inhabitants in the 2002 census.[2] Almost all of the inhabitants were ethnic Romanians (96.95%); for 1.73% of the population, ethnicity was unknown.[3] 94.87% of inhabitants are Orthodox, 2.63% are Pentecostal, and 1.73% are unknown.[4] At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,429; of those, 94.15% were Romanians.[5]
