Șișești, Maramureș
commune in Maramureș County, Romania
Șișești (Hungarian: Lacfalu) is a commune in Maramureș County, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bontăieni (Pusztatelek), Cetățele (Györkefalva), Dănești (Bajfalu), Negreia (Nyegrefalva), Plopiș (Nyárfás), Șișești, and Șurdești (Dióshalom).
The commune is located in the central part of Maramureș County, just south of Baia Sprie and 13 km (8.1 mi) east of the county seat, Baia Mare.
Demographics
In 2002, the commune had a population of 5,479, of whom 99.6% were ethnic Romanians. 55.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 40.7% were Greek-Catholic, and 2.5% were Pentecostal. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 5,289, while at the 2021 census, there were 5,556 inhabitants.
Politics
Șișești is administrated by a Local Council formed by 15 councilors. The mayor is Ioan Mircea Tentiș, from PNL. Local Council is formed by 10 PNL councilors, 4 PSD, and an independent councilor.
Villages
Bontăieni
The first mention of the Bontăieni village was in 1648 as Pusztatelek. In 2011, the village population was 249.
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