Cefa Explained

Type:commune
County:Bihor
Cefa
Leader Name:Dumitru-Alin Bărnău
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.9167°N 65°W
Elevation:98
Area Total:71.82
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:417145
Area Code:+(40) 259

Cefa (hu|Cséffa, de|Tscheppensdorf) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania with a population of 2,200 people as of 2021. It is composed of three villages: Ateaș (Atyás), Cefa, and Inand (Inánd). It also included five other villages until 2003, when they were split off to form Gepiu and Sânnicolau Român Communes.

The oldest attested name of Cefa is Chepha (1302).[1]

The commune is located in the western part of Bihor County, southwest of the county seat, Oradea, on the border with Hungary. On its eastern side, Cefa is crossed by national road (part of European route E671), which connects Oradea to Arad.

Between the villages of Cefa and Ateaș lies part of the Cefa Natural Park, which covers an area of .

Notes and References

  1. Lajos Kiss, Földrajzi Nevek Etimológiai Szótára A-K, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1978, p. 312