What is the population of Gătaia, Timiș?

Gătaia has a population of approximately 4,044 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Gătaia, Timiș located?

Gătaia is located in Timiș, Romania, at approximate coordinates 45.4311°, 21.4300°.

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Gătaia

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Gătaia

Total population

4,044

Founded

1323

Elevation108 m

Land area149.23 km²

Coordinates45.43°, 21.43°

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City facts

Founded

1323

Elevation

108 m

Area

149.23 km²

head of government

Raul Cozarov

Official website

www.e-primarii.ro/~gataia

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Overview

Gătaia is a town in Timiș County, Romania. It administers five villages: Butin, Percosova, Sculia, Șemlacu Mare, and Șemlacu Mic. Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda commune.

History & geography

History

The earliest documented mention of Gătaia dates back to 1323, referencing a certain Domokos, whose father had been sent to the area to delineate the village boundaries. At that time, the settlement was known as Gothal or Gothalö. The chapter of Arad records that in 1343, Gătaia was owned by Ladislau Omeri and later passed to his sister Clara. At that time, it consisted of Gothal Inferior ("Lower Gothal") and Gothal Superior ("Upper Gothal"), two settlements that eventually merged. During the reign of King Sigismund (1389–1437), the settlement was first recorded under the name Gatay. According to some researchers, this name may originate from the Turkic-Tatar patronymic Gea-Gatay, from which the current name could be derived. In 2004 Gătaia received the status of a town, having in its administration the localities of Butin, Percosova, Sculia, Șemlacu Mare and Șemlacu Mic. At the same time, the villages of Berecuța, Birda, Mânăstire and Sângeorge, separated from the former commune and formed the commune of Birda.

Geography

Gătaia lies on both banks of the Bârzava River. Some of the villages (Șemlacu Mare, Șemlacu Mic, Butin, and Percosova) are located south of Gătaia around the Șumigu Hill, an extinct volcano in the Tisza Plain, along the Moravița, Crivaia, and Clopodia streams, tributaries to the left of Bârzava, and Sculia is also located on the Bârzava River but west of Gătaia, occupying the northernmost position in this administrative unit. Gătaia connects to Timișoara and Reșița both by rail and by national road .

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