Cauas
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Căuaş is a commune
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...

 of 2,559 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County
Satu Mare County is a county of Romania. The capital city is Satu Mare. Besides Romanians , Satu Mare features a significant ethnic minority of Hungarians .-Demographics:...

, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is composed of six villages:
  • Ady Endre / Érmindszent or Adyfalva
  • Căuaş
  • Ghenci / Gencs
  • Ghileşti / Illéd
  • Hotoan / Érhatvan
  • Răduleşti

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2002 census):
  • Hungarians: (54.70%)
  • Romanians: (40.68%)
  • Roma: (4.56%)

History

In July 2011, a Thracian settlement dating to 1050-1750 BC has been discovered in Căuaş by a joint research group formed by Romanian and German archaeologists.

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