Cehal

Cehal (Hungarian: Oláhcsaholy, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈolaːhtʃɒhoj]) is a commune situated in Satu Mare County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cehal, Cehăluț (the commune center; Magyarcsaholy), and Orbău (Tasnádorbó).

Cehal Oláhcsaholy
Commune
Location in Satu Mare County
Cehal Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°23′N 22°36′E
Country	Romania
County	Satu Mare
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gheorghe Jurchiș (PSD)
Area	65.43 km2 (25.26 sq mi)
Elevation	226 m (741 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,279
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	447095
Area code	+(40) 261
Vehicle reg.	SM
Website	primariacehal.ro

Demographics

At the 2011 census the commune had 1,594 inhabitants, of which 66.4% were Romanians and 33.3% Hungarians.^[2] At the 2021 census Cehal had a population of 1,279; of those, 62% were Romanians and 32% Hungarians.^[3]

Natives

• Zoltán Sztáray (1918–2011), writer