Gataia
| Gătaia | |
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| Town | |
Gătaia train station
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 Gătaia
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| Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E | |
| Country |
 Romania
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| County |
 Timiș
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| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raul Cozarov (PNL) |
| Population (2011) | 5,449 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Gătaia is a town in Timiș County, Banat, western Romania. It is located on the Bârzava River at 52 km (32 mi) from Timișoara and 47 km (29 m) from Reșița.
In German: Gattaja; in Hungarian: Gátalja; in Serbian: Гатаја / Gataja.
It administers five villages: Butin (Temesbökény), Percosova (Berkeszfalu), Sculia (Szigetfalu), Șemlacu Mare (Mezősomlyó) and Șemlacu Mic (Vársomlyó). Declared a town in 2004, it also administered four other villages until that time, when they were split off to form Birda Commune.
At the 2011 census, 78.1% of inhabitants were Romanians, 11.6% Hungarians, 1% Germans, 0.6% Roma and 8.4% other.
Train services to Buziaș and Jamu Mare are operated by Regiotrans.
It is the birthplace of Adalbert Deșu, a Romanian football striker, who played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup with the Romanian national football team.
Coordinates: 45°26′N 21°26′E / 45.433°N 21.433°E
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