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Bilbor

Field	Value
type	commune
county	Harghita
name	Bilbor
image_shield	ROU HR Bilbor CoA.jpg
image_skyline	RO HR Bilbor schoolhouse.jpg
image_caption	The Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu School in Bilbor
image_map	Bilbor jud Harghita.png
map_caption	Location in Harghita County
leader_name	Ilie-Daniel Hângan
leader_party	PNL
term	2020–2024
coordinates
elevation	917
area_total	227.31
population_total	auto
postal_code	537020
area_code	+40 x66
website

Bilbor (, Hungarian pronunciation :) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bilbor and Răchitiș (Rakottyás).

Name

Its name is of Slavic origin, meaning white pine, derived from *bělъ, white and *borъ, pine.

Demographics

|2002 |2859 |2011 |2638 |2021 |2328 The commune has an absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 2,859; of those, 99.44% were Romanians and 0.55% Hungarians. According to religion, the population was divided as follows: 2,845 Romanian Orthodox, 12 Roman Catholic, 1 Greek Catholic, and 1 Evangelical Lutheran. At the 2021 census, Bilbor had a population of 2,328, of which 92.74% were Romanians.

Natives

Horațiu Giurgiu (1938–2024), basketball player
Romul Nuțiu (1932–2012), abstract artist
Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu (1876–1942), magazine publisher, non-fiction writer, and politician

References

"Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
Iordan, Iorgu. (1963). "Toponimia romînească". Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne.
"Structura Etno-demografică a României".
(31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).

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