Tărcaia

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Tărcaia

Total population

1,255

Coordinates46.63°, 22.37°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Tărcaia is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 1,969 people. It is composed of four villages: Mierag (Mérág), Tărcaia, Tărcăița (Tárkányka) and Totoreni (Tatárfalva).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Adrian Pintea

Romanian actor

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László Birek

Romanian physician

K

Károly Engel

J

János Papp

Hungarian lawyer (1877–1938)

G

Gheorghe Solomie

Romanian rugby union player

C

Cosmin Bodea

Romanian footballer

E

Edward Clug

Romanian-Slovenian theatre and ballet dancer and choreographer

J

Josef Dande

Hungarian artist (1911-1969)

László Benedek

Hungarian physician

B

Béla Szokolay

Hungarian puppeteer, teacher

J

Jenő Halmi

actor

J

János Bottyán

Hungarian journalist

K

Kálmán Csákabonyi

Hungarian archivist

K

Károly Mártonffy

Hungarian jurist, university teacher (1890–1979)

P

Péter Bunta

Romanian historian

Adrian Inimăroiu

Romanian politician

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Bihor

• Grădinari
  0.6 mi away · pop. 478
• Drăgănești
  1.4 mi away · pop. 422
• Totoreni
  1.8 mi away · pop. 343
• Livada Beiușului
  2 mi away · pop. 148
• Mierag
  2.1 mi away · pop. 270
• Păntășești
  2.2 mi away · pop. 186
• Păcălești
  2.2 mi away · pop. 372
• Beiuș
  2.3 mi away · pop. 11,923
• Țigăneștii de Beiuș
  2.4 mi away · pop. 374
• Finiș
  2.6 mi away · pop. 1,849
• Mizieș
  2.6 mi away · pop. 460
• Talpe
  2.8 mi away · pop. 303

Browse all places in Bihor →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Yellow Oxeye

Telekia speciosa

Seen 2026-08-21

White-tailed Bumble Bee

Bombus lucorum

Seen 2026-07-21

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Seen 2026-07-10

Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Seen 2026-07-01

Small Pincertail

Onychogomphus forcipatus

Seen 2026-06-26

Striped Mayfly

Ephemera lineata

Seen 2026-06-26

Blue Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes

Seen 2026-06-26

common silverweed

Argentina anserina

Seen 2026-06-26

Silvius alpinus

Silvius alpinus

Seen 2026-06-26

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).