Demographics
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1912 | 11,616 | — |
| 1930 | 12,282 | +5.7% |
| 1948 | 14,420 | +17.4% |
| 1956 | 14,776 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 22,215 | +50.3% |
| 1977 | 41,199 | +85.5% |
| 1992 | 71,168 | +72.7% |
| 2002 | 66,369 | −6.7% |
| 2011 | 58,681 | −11.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
In 1891 the city had 8,167 residents of which 3,482 were Hungarians (42.63%), 3,426 Romanians (41.94%) and 867 Germans (10.62%).
For 1910 the number of inhabitatns increased to 11,616. 5226 of them were Hungarians (45%), 5,170 Romanians (44.51%) and 792 Germans (6.82%).
At the 1930 census 38.3% of the population were Romanian Orthodox, 21.4% Romanian Greek Catholic, 14.9% Reformated, 10.5% Roman Catholic, 7.2% Lutheran-Evangelist (Transylvanian Saxons), 6.5% Jews.
According to the 2011 census, there was a total population of 58,681 people living in this town. Of this population, 95.3% are ethnic Romanians, 3.2% Roma, 1.9% Hungarians and 0.2% Germans.
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