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Apața

Apáca
Apața Apáca
Commune
	Lutheran church in Apața
	Coat of arms
	Location within the county
	Apața Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 45°57′N 25°31′E / 45.950°N 25.517°E
Country	Romania
County	Brașov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	György Drăgan (PNL)
Area	54.29 km2 (20.96 sq mi)
Elevation	525 m (1,722 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	3,275
• Density	60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	507005
Area code	(+40) 02 68
Vehicle reg.	BV
Website	primaria-apata.ro

Apața (Hungarian: Apáca; German: Geist) is a commune in Brașov County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Apața. It is situated in the traditional region of Transylvania.

Geography

The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, at the extreme north of the Burzenland. It sits on the left bank of the Olt River; the Valea Lungă River discharges into the Olt near Apața.

The Apața train station serves Line 300 of the CFR network, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	2,995	—
2011	3,169	+5.8%
2021	3,275	+3.3%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, Apața had a population of 3,275; of those, 36.82% were Romanians, 28.61% Hungarians, and 24.58% Roma.^[3] At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,169 inhabitants; of those, 45.1% were Romanians, 36.8% Hungarians, and 17.9% Roma. At the 2002 census, 37.8% were Evangelical Lutheran, 36.4% Pentecostal, 20.1% Romanian Orthodox and 2.4% had no religion.