Târgu Lăpuș

Târgu Lăpuș
Location in Maramureș County
Târgu Lăpuș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°27′9″N 23°51′47″E / 47.45250°N 23.86306°E / 47.45250; 23.86306
CountryRomania
CountyMaramureș
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Mitru Leșe (PNL)
Area
247.35 km2 (95.50 sq mi)
Elevation
334 m (1,096 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)
11,163
  Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
435600
Area code(+40) 02 62
Vehicle reg.MM
Websiteprimariatargulapus.ro

Târgu Lăpuș (Romanian pronunciation: [ˌtɨrɡu ləˈpuʃ]; Hungarian: Magyarlápos, Yiddish: מאדיאר-לאפאש, romanized: Madjar Laposh, German: Laposch) is a town in Maramureș County, northern Transylvania, Romania. It administers thirteen villages: Boiereni (Boérfalva), Borcut (Borkút), Cufoaia (Kohópatak), Dămăcușeni (Domokos), Dobricu Lăpușului (Láposdebrek), Dumbrava (Kisdebrecen), Fântânele (until 1960 Poiana Porcului; Lápospataka), Groape (Groppa), Inău (Ünőmező), Răzoare (Macskamező), Rogoz (Rogoz), Rohia (Rohi), and Stoiceni (Sztojkafalva).