Borș, Bihor

Borș (Hungarian: Bors) is a commune in Bihor County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Borș, Santăul Mare (Nagyszántó), Santăul Mic (Kisszántó), and Sântion (Biharszentjános). There is an important border crossing with Hungary near Borș, both for road traffic (DN1) and rail traffic (CFR Line 300).

Borș Bors
Commune
Borș border crossing
Commune location in Bihor County
Borș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°7′N 21°49′E
Country	Romania
County	Bihor
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Géza Bátori (UDMR)
Area	43.68 km2 (16.86 sq mi)
Elevation	103 m (338 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,267
• Density	98/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	417075
Area code	(+40) 02 59
Vehicle reg.	BH
Website	primariabors.ro

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1880	3,384	—
1890	3,926	+16.0%
1910	3,498	−10.9%
1930	3,626	+3.7%
1941	3,366	−7.2%
1977	3,941	+17.1%
1992	3,285	−16.6%
2002	3,409	+3.8%
2011	3,946	+15.8%
2021	4,267	+8.1%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Borș had a population of 4,267; of those inhabitants, 80.2% were Hungarians, 14.55% Romanians, 0.7% Roma, 0.07% Germans, and 4,45% others.^[2] At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,946 inhabitants; of those, 85.9% were Hungarians, 11.2% Romanians, 0.1% Germans, and 2.84% others. At the 2002 census, 92.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 6% Romanians, and 0.9% Roma.

Natives

• Gyula Király (1927–2011), literary historian who lived and worked in Budapest