Cojocna

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Sorin Radu Ranga^[1] (PNL)Area

238.63 km² (92.14 sq mi)Elevation

334 m (1,096 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

4,291 • Density18/km² (47/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407240

Area code+(40) x64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitecomunacojocna.ro

Cojocna (Hungarian: Kolozs; German: Salzgrub, Klosmarkt) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Boj-Cătun (Bósi alagút), Boju (Kolozsbós), Cara (Kolozskara), Cojocna, Huci (Cserealja), Iuriu de Câmpie (Mezőőr), Moriști (Hurubák), and Straja (Szávatanya).

Located in the central-east part of the county, the commune belongs to the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area.

Demographics

According to the census from 2011, there were 4,194 people living in this commune; of this population, 55.8% were ethnic Romanians, 20.4% were ethnic Roma, and 16.7% were ethnic Hungarians.^[3] At the 2021 census, Cojocna had a population of 4,291.^[4]

Natives

Liviu Mocan (born 1955), sculptor
Grigore Răceanu (1906 – 1996), communist politician and dissident
János Spáda (1877 – 1913), architect

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ 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.