Copșa Mică
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 Location of Copșa Mică |
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 Copșa Mică
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| Coordinates: 46°6′45″N 24°13′50″E / 46.11250°N 24.23056°ECoordinates: 46°6′45″N 24°13′50″E / 46.11250°N 24.23056°E | ||
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 Romania
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| County | Sibiu County | |
| Status | Town | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Mihalache Daniel Tudor (National Liberal Party) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 25.90 km2 (10.00 sq mi) | |
| Population (2011) | ||
| • Total | 5,201 | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Website | http://www.copsa-mica.ro/ | |
Copșa Mică (German: Kleinkopisch; Hungarian: Kiskapus) is a town in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania, located north of Sibiu, 33 km east of Blaj, and 12 km southwest of Mediaș. The town's population of 5201 (as of 2011) is down significantly from its level in 1989, the year communism collapsed in Romania. At the 2011 census, 78.8% of inhabitants were Romanians, 11.9% Roma and 8.7% Hungarians.
The town is best known for its status (in the 1990s) as one of the most polluted in Europe. This was due to the emissions of two factories in the area:
The Copșa Mică City Council (Consiliul Local Copșa Mică), elected in the 2008 local government elections, is made up of 15 councillors, with the following party composition:
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