Chiochiș

Chiochiș (Hungarian: Kékes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, 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).

Chiochiș

Kékes
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Chiochiș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′N 24°11′E
Country Romania
CountyBistrița-Năsăud
Area
91.13 km2 (35.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,086
  Density34/km2 (88/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BN

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.

References

  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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