Chiochiș

Chiochiș
Kékes
Commune
Chiochiș
Coordinates: 46°59′N 24°11′E / 46.983°N 24.183°E / 46.983; 24.183
Country  Romania
County Bistrița-Năsăud County
Area 91.13 km2 (35.19 sq mi)
Population (2011)[1] 3,081
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Chiochiș (Hungarian: Kékes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Apatiu (Dellőapáti), Bozieș (Magyarborzás), Buza Cătun (Buzaifogadók), Chețiu (Ketel), Chiochiș, Jimbor (Szászzsombor; German: Sommer), Manic (Mányik), Sânnicoară (Aranyosszentmiklós), Strugureni (Mezőveresegyháza; Rothkirch) and Țentea (Cente).

At the 2011 census, 73.2% of the population were Romanians, 24.1% Hungarians and 2.5% Roma. At the 2002 census, 68.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 22.1% Reformed, 4% Pentecostal, 2% Baptist and 1.8% Greek-Catholic.

Coordinates: 46°59′N 24°11′E / 46.983°N 24.183°E / 46.983; 24.183

References

  1. ↑ Romanian census data, 2011; retrieved on April 18, 2012
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