Budacu de Jos

Commune in Bistrița-Năsăud, Romania

(2020–2024) Florin-Sandu Simionca (PSD)Area

60.58 km² (23.39 sq mi)Elevation

358 m (1,175 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

3,289 • Density54/km² (140/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

427015

Area code+40 x59Vehicle reg.BNWebsitewww.budacudejos.ro

Budacu de Jos (German: Deutsch-Budak; Hungarian: Szászbudak) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Budacu de Jos, Buduș (Alsóbudak;Budesdorf), Jelna (Kiszsolna; Senndorf), Monariu (Malomárka; Minarken), and Simionești (Simontelke; Seimersdorf).

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Călimani Mountains. The river Budac (a tributary of the Șieu) flows through the commune.

Located in the Nösnerland historic region of Transylvania, Budacu de Jos lies in the south-central part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 6 km (3.7 mi) south of the county seat, Bistrița. County road DJ172G connects the component villages of the commune, while road DJ173C leads to the city of Bistrița.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2002	2,888	—
2011	2,772	−4.0%
2021	3,289	+18.7%
Source: Census data

At the 2011 census, Budacu de Jos had 2,772 inhabitants, of which 78.97% were Romanians and 17.93% Roma. At the 2021 census the population had increased to 3,289, of which 78.63% were Romanians and 15.66% Roma.^[2]

Sights

Wooden church of Budacu de Jos [ro]
Lutheran church of Budacu de Jos [ro]
Lutheran church of Jelna [ro]
Lutheran church of Monariu [ro]

Natives

Iulian Pop (1880 – 1923), lawyer and politician, first Romanian Mayor of Cluj

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.