Sâniob

Sâniob
Szentjobb
—  Commune  —
Country  Romania
County Bihor County
Population (2011)[1] 2,285
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Sâniob (Hungarian: Szentjobb) is a commune in Bihor County, western Romania.

It is composed of four villages:

  • Cenaloş (Csanálos), to the southeast of Sâniob
  • Ciuhoi (Berettyócsohaj; Hungarian pronunciation: [bɛrɛccoːtʃohɒj]), to the south of Sâniob
  • Sâniob
  • Sfârnaş (Berettyófarnos), to the southwest of Sâniob

At the 2011 census, 56.7% of inhabitants were Hungarians, 37.3% Romanians and 5.6% Roma. 46.1% were Roman Catholic, 29% Romanian Orthodox, 16.4% Reformed, 5.9% Pentecostal and 0.9% Greek-Catholic.

Known as Sâniob prior to 1968, the commune's name was changed to Ciuhoi that year and its seat moved to the latter village. In 2012, the commune's previous name was revived and the seat moved back to Sâniob village.

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