Livada 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...

.Livada commune is situated on the Aradalui Plateau, northward from Arad. The commune stretches over 2013 hectares and is composed of two villages, Livada (situated at 10 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 Sânleani (Szentleányfalva).

Population

According to the last census the population of the commune counts 2892 inhabitants, out of which 86,6% are Romanians, 11,3% Hungarians, 1,5% Germans and 0,6% are of other or undeclared nationalities.

History

The first documentary record of Livada dates back to 1553, while Sânleani was first mentioned in 1302.

Economy

Although the commune's economy is mainly agrarian, at present it can be characterized by a powerful dynamic force with
significant developments in all the sectors present in the commune. Its closeness to the county capital has made possible
the dynamism of services and the intensification of economic relations with the town.