Tinca

Tinca
Tinca
	Commune
	The new Orthodox church in Tinca village
	Location in Bihor County
	Tinca Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°46′30″N 21°55′50″E / 46.77500°N 21.93056°E
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Population (2011)	7,793
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	BH
Website	www.comuna-tinca.ro

Tinca (Hungarian: Tenke) is a commune in the south-central part of Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Belfir (Bélfenyér), Gurbediu (Tenkegörbed), Girișu Negru (Feketegyörös), Râpa (Körösmart) and Tinca.

Historic attestation

It was first mentioned as a village in a Papal document in 1338.

Tourism

It is known locally for its magnesium and calcium-rich mineral water springs.

Geography and climate

The average elevation is 130 meters.

Rainfall is about 750 mm / 29 inches a year.

Ethnic structure

Tinca village had a population of 7,793 in 2011, of which:

60% are Romanian
15% are Hungarian
15% are Roma.
10% are other.

References

^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

(in Romanian) Tinca town hall website

[wikidata-71f49f2463186898cc435ca9ae00ce2f57ab1cdc-v3-1] "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

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