Negrești-Oaș (; , Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in northwestern Romania, in the county of Satu Mare. Two villages, Luna (Lunaforrás) and Tur (Túrvékonya), are administered by the town. The name Negrești comes from the Romanian word "negru", meaning "black". The town is the capital of the Oaș Country ethnographic region. Geography Negrești-Oaș is located in the northeastern part of the county, on the border with Maramureș County, near the Ukrainian border. It lies at a distance of east of the county seat, Satu Mare, and about the same distance north of Baia Mare and southwest of Sighetu Marmației. The town is traversed by national road , which starts in Oradea, runs through Carei, Satu Mare, and Negrești-Oaș, then crosses the Inner Eastern Carpathians at the Huta Pass, and ends in Sighetu Marmației. Population According to the 2011 census, there were 11,867 people living within the town. Of the population for whom data were available, 95% were ethnic Romanians, while 2.9% were ethnic Hungarians and 1.9% Roma. 72.4% were Romanian Orthodox, 12.6% Jehovah's Witnesses, 4.5% Pentecostal, 3.7% Roman Catholic, 3.4% Greek-Catholic and 1.6% Reformed. Natives Oana Gregory (born 1996), actress Mihai Ștețca (born 1981), footballer Gallery References Towns in Romania Populated places in Satu Mare County