Sarasău

Sarasău
Sarasău
Commune
	Church of the Holy Archangels in Sarasău
	Coat of arms
	Location in Maramureș County
	Sarasău Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 47°57′N 23°49′E / 47.950°N 23.817°E
Country	Romania
County	Maramureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ion Covaci (PSD)
Area	19.52 km2 (7.54 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	2,433
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	437265
Area code	(+40) 0262
Vehicle reg.	MM
Website	primaria-sarasau.ro

Sarasău (Hungarian: Szarvaszó) is a commune in Maramureș County, Maramureș, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Sarasău.

The commune lies on the left bank of the river Tisza, on the border with Ukraine, across from Solotvyno; the river Sarasău flows into the Tisza in the village. Sarasău is located in the northern part of the county, 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Sighetu Marmației and 71 km (44 mi) north of the county seat, Baia Mare. It is traversed by national road DN19 [ro], which runs from Oradea to Sighetu Marmației.

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,433, of which 89.15% were Romanians and 2.22% Roma.^[2]

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Greek Catholic church
Orthodox church
House with funeral wreaths

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[1] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

[RPL2021-2] "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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