Păulești (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune of 5,775 inhabitants situated in Satu Mare County, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Amați (Amac), Ambud (Ombod), Hrip (Hirip), Păulești, Petin (Pettyén), and Rușeni (Oroszfalva).
The commune is located in the central part of the county, east of the county seat, Satu Mare, and belongs to the Satu Mare metropolitan area.
Demographics At the 2011 census, the commune had 4,909 inhabitants, of which 46.1% were Hungarians, 38.9% Romanians, and 10.4% Roma.Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 9 March 2020. According to mother tongue, 56.59% spoke Hungarian as their first language, while 42.87% spoke Romanian.Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 22, 2010 At the 2021 census, Păulești had a population of 5,775; of those, 59.31% were Romanians, 17.47% Hungarians, and 9.59% Roma.
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