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Aghireșu
Egeres | |
|---|---|
 Ruins of Aghireșu castle | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Aghireșu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°52′21″N 23°14′30″E / 46.87250°N 23.24167°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Established | 1263 |
| Subdivisions | Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici, Arghișu, Băgara, Dâncu, Dorolțu, Inucu, Leghia, Macău, Ticu, Ticu-Colonie |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Sorinel-Gelu Lehene[1] (PNL) |
Area | 105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 447 m (1,467 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 5,691 |
| • Density | 53.80/km2 (139.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 407005 |
| Area code | +40 x64[3] |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | aghiresu |
Aghireșu (Hungarian: Egeres; German: Erldorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. Covering an area of 105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi), the commune 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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3,621 | — |
| 1880 | 4,387 | +21.2% |
| 1890 | 5,253 | +19.7% |
| 1900 | 5,608 | +6.8% |
| 1910 | 6,269 | +11.8% |
| 1920 | 6,221 | −0.8% |
| 1930 | 7,241 | +16.4% |
| 1941 | 7,254 | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 8,268 | +14.0% |
| 1966 | 8,857 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 9,075 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 8,001 | −11.8% |
| 2002 | 7,120 | −11.0% |
| 2011 | 7,116 | −0.1% |
| 2021 | 5,691 | −20.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the 2011 census, Aghireșu had a population of 7,116; Romanians made up 51.9% of the population, Hungarians made up 36.7%, and Roma made up 8.0%.[4] At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,691; of those, 53.42% were Romanians, 31.96% Hungarians, and 5.43% Roma.[5]
Natives
[edit]- Andrei Ianko (born 1958), wrestler
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
- ↑ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
References
[edit]- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7
External links
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Media related to Aghireșu commune, Cluj at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Romanian and Hungarian) Administrative map of the county
Aghireș train station
Wooden church in Aghireșu-Fabrici
Reformed church in Macău
Tămașa wooden church, now located in Ticu-Colonie
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