Beliș

Coordinates: 46°41′4″N 23°1′45″E / 46.68444°N 23.02917°E / 46.68444; 23.02917
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Beliș
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Beliș is located in Romania
Beliș
Beliș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°41′4″N 23°1′45″E / 46.68444°N 23.02917°E / 46.68444; 23.02917
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1770
SubdivisionsBălcești, Beliș, Dealu Botii, Giurcuța de Jos, Giurcuța de Sus, Poiana Horea, Smida
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Viorel Matiș[1] (PSD)
Area
206.49 km2 (79.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,008
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websiteprimariabelis.ro
Poiana Horea, village in Beliș commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, ROMANIA - Landscape in the Apuseni Mountains (Munții Apuseni) - Farm with haystacks (Hay drying poles), church and cemetery
Beliș, Poiana Horea

Beliș (Hungarian: Jósikafalva; German: Seedorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bălcești (Balktelep), Beliș, Dealu Botii (Kerekhegy), Giurcuța de Jos (Alsógyurkuca), Giurcuța de Sus (Felsőgyurkuca), Poiana Horea (Dealul Calului until 1941 and in 1954-1956; Gyálukaluluj) and Smida.

Demographics[edit]

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 1,164 people living in the commune. Of this population, 99.14% are ethnic Romanians, 0.34% are ethnic Hungarians.[3]

Tourism[edit]

  • Horea's tree from Scorușet forest
  • Beliș lake and Beliș-Fântânele tourist facility
  • Wooden church (1764) of Dealu Negru

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".

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