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Ungra

Commune in Brașov, Romania

(2020–2024) Silviu-Mircea Șchiopu^[1] (PNL)Area

67.38 km² (26.02 sq mi)Elevation

450 m (1,480 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,009 • Density30/km² (77/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

507240

Area code(+40) 02 68Vehicle reg.BVWebsiteprimariaungra.ro

Ungra (German: Galt; Hungarian: Ugra) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Dăișoara (Dahl; Longodár) and Ungra.

Ungra is located in the northern part of the county, at 9 km (5.6 mi) from Rupea and 62 km (39 mi) from the county seat, Brașov. It sits on the right bank on the river Olt, not far from where the Homorod and Dăișoara rivers flow into it.

In Ungra there is a medieval 13th century Transylvanian Saxon church and many old houses.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,908	—
1941	2,634	+38.1%
1956	2,569	−2.5%
1992	1,987	−22.7%
2002	2,038	+2.6%
2011	1,949	−4.4%
2021	2,009	+3.1%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, 88.4% of the 1,949 inhabitants were Romanians, 8.4% Roma, 1.7% Germans, and 1.5% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Ungra had a population of 2,009; of those, 70.18% were Romanians, 15.18% Roma, and 1.1% Germans.^[3]

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.