1950, the town became the seat of Marghita Raion within Bihor Region (renamed Oradea Region in 1952 and Crișana Region in 1960). In 1967, Marghita was declared a city. In 1968, the old territorial division into județe was reinstituted, and Marghita reverted to being part of Bihor County. In 2003, it was declared a municipiu. Politics The Marghita Municipal Council, elected in the 2012 local government elections, is made up of 17 councillors, with the following party composition: Population At the 2011 census, Marghita had a population of 15,134. According to the census, 51.7% of inhabitants are Romanians, 44.1% Hungarians, 3.5% Roma and 0.5% Slovaks. Natives Attila Cseke (born 1973), Romanian lawyer and politician Nicolas Farkas (1890–1982), Austro-Hungarian-born cinematographer, screenwriter, and film director Violeta Friedman (1930–2000), Jewish Holocaust survivor turned author Brigitta Gődér (born 1992), Hungarian-Romanian footballer György Harag (1925–1985), theatre director and actor, worked primarily in Hungarian-language theatres in Romania George Pușcaș (born 1996), Romanian professional footballer Iosif Szökő (1930–2008), Hungarian-Romanian footballer Ioan Vulpescu (born 1976), Romanian politician Transportation The city is traversed by national road , which connects the town of Săcueni, to the west, with Nușfalău, Sălaj County, to the south-east. County road DJ191 connects it to Tășnad to the north. The Marghita train station serves the Via Terra rail line connecting Oradea to Sărmășag, Sălaj County. Education Marghita is home to three high schools: the Octavian Goga National College, the Horváth János Theoretical High School, and the Horea Technological High School. There are also several elementary schools and three kindergartens. Sister cities Kiskőrös, Hungary References Cities in Romania Populated places in Bihor County Localities in Crișana Place names of Hungarian origin in Romania