Cermei 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...

 in Arad County

Arad County

Arad is an administrative division of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crişana and few villages in Banat. The administrative center of the county lies in the city of Arad...

, 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...

, situated in the Teuzului Plateau, in the basin of the Sartiș River

Sartis River

The Sartiş River is a tributary of the Teuz River in Romania.-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti* Institutul de Meteorologie şi Hidrologie - Rîurile României - Bucureşti 1971...

. It is composed of three villages: Avram Iancu, Cermei (situated at 67 km from Arad

Arad, Romania

Arad is the capital city of Arad County, in western Romania, in the Crişana region, on the river Mureş.An important industrial center and transportation hub, Arad is also the seat of a Romanian Orthodox archbishop and features two universities, a Romanian Orthodox theological seminary, a training...

) and Şomoşcheş.

Population

According to the last census, the population of the commune counts 2856 inhabitants, out of which 87,5% are Romanians, 6,9% Hungarians, 4,6% Roms, 0,5% Germans and 0,5% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of the locality Cermei dates back to 1429. Avram Iancu was mentioned in documents in 1828, while Șomoșcheș in 1332.

Economy

The economy of the commune is mainly agricultural, both component sectors are well-developed.