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Orașu Nou (Hungarian: Avasújváros; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɒvɒʃuːjvaːroʃ]) is a commune of 7,100 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania.

Orașu Nou Avasújváros
Commune
Location in Satu Mare County
Orașu Nou Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47.8328°N 23.2883°E / 47.8328; 23.2883
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gavril Mailát (UDMR)
Area	59.81 km2 (23.09 sq mi)
Elevation	157 m (515 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]	3,806
• Density	64/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	447220
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	SM
Website	www.orasunou.ro

It is composed of five villages:

In Romanian	In Hungarian
Orașu Nou	Avasújváros
Orașu Nou-Vii	Nagyhegy
Prilog	Rózsapallag
Prilog-Vii	Rózsapallaghegy
Remetea Oașului	Kőszegremete

The villages of Racșa and Racșa-Vii were part of Orașu Nou from 1925 to 1949 and from 1956 to 2010, when they were split off to form Racșa Commune.

Orașu Nou is located in the northeastern part of the county, in the Oaș Country ethnographic region, on the border with Maramureș County. The commune is traversed by national road DN19 [ro], which connects it to the county seat, Satu Mare, 37 km (23 mi) to the west.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):[2]

• Romanians: 63.37%
• Hungarians: 34.53%
• Roma: 4.78%

According to mother tongue, 63.40% of the population speak Romanian, while 36.43% speak Hungarian as their first language.

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