Bocșa
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Bocșa | |
|---|---|
 Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Caraș-Severin County | |
  Bocșa Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°22′29″N 21°42′38″E / 45.37472°N 21.71056°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Caraș-Severin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2024) | Patriciu-Mirel Pascu[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 122.02 km2 (47.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 12,949 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 325300 |
| Vehicle reg. | CS |
| Website | www |
Bocșa (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈbokʃa] ⓘ; Hungarian: Boksánbánya; German: Deutsch-Bokschan, Neuwerk) is a town in Caraș-Severin County, in the Banat region of Romania, with a population of 12,949 in 2021.
The town is located in the northwestern part of the county, 21 km (13 mi) from the county seat, Reșița. It is traversed by the national road DN58B, which connects Reșița to Voiteg, in Timiș County.
Bocșa lies on the banks of the Bârzava River, to the west of the Retezat-Godeanu Mountains group, south of the Areniș Mountains, and north of the Dognecea Mountains.
Natives[edit]
- Nicolae Bocșan (1947–2016), historian
- Vasile Ciocoi (born 1976), footballer
- Sorin Frunzăverde (1960–2019), politician
- Ilona Kerekes (1926–2023), Hungarian international table tennis player
- Constantin Lucaci (1923–2014), sculptor
- Roco Sandu (born 1966), footballer
- Sándor Szurmay (1860–1945), Hungarian military officer and politician
Climate[edit]
Bocșa has a humid continental climate (Cfb in the Köppen climate classification).
| Climate data for Bocșa | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.9 (40.8) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
17 (63) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
11.4 (52.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6 (43) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.3 (61.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 57 (2.2) |
56 (2.2) |
61 (2.4) |
78 (3.1) |
82 (3.2) |
101 (4.0) |
81 (3.2) |
73 (2.9) |
74 (2.9) |
61 (2.4) |
57 (2.2) |
66 (2.6) |
847 (33.3) |
| Source: https://en.climate-data.org/europe/romania/caras-severin/bocsa-10735/ | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 16,015 | — |
| 1977 | 20,731 | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 19,152 | −7.6% |
| 2002 | 19,023 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 15,842 | −16.7% |
| 2021 | 12,949 | −18.3% |
| Source: Census data | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Results of the 2021 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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