Aghireșu

Aghireșu (Hungarian: Egeres; German: Erldorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania.

Aghireșu

Egeres
Ruins of Aghireșu castle
Location in Cluj County
Aghireșu
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°52′21″N 23°14′30″E
Country Romania
CountyCluj
Established1263
SubdivisionsAghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici, Arghișu, Băgara, Dâncu, Dorolțu, Inucu, Leghia, Macău, Ticu, Ticu-Colonie
Government
  MayorLehene Sorin Gelu (PSD)
Area
105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi)
Elevation
447 m (1,467 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
7,116
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407005
Area code+40 x64[2]
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.aghiresu.ro
Tămaşa wooden church, now located in Ticu-Colonie

The commune has an area of 105.79 km2 and a population of 7156 people (2007). It is composed of eleven villages: Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici (Egeres-gyártelep), Arghișu (Argyas), Băgara (Bogártelke), Dâncu (Dank), Dorolțu (Nádasdaróc), Inucu (Inaktelke), Leghia (Jegenye), Macău (Mákófalva), Ticu (Forgácskút) and Ticu-Colonie (Ferencbánya).

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Romanians made up 51.9% of the population, Hungarians made up 36.7% and Roma made up 8.0%.[3]

Notes

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
  3. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.

References

  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7

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