Chiuiești
Chiuiești | |
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 Church of the Holy Archangels in Strâmbu | |
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Chiuiești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′40″N 23°52′30″E / 47.29444°N 23.87500°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Established | 1467[1] |
| Subdivisions | Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii, Huta, Măgoaja, Strâmbu, Valea Cășeielului, Valea lui Opriș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Gavril Mihuț[2] (PNL) |
Area | 112.51 km2 (43.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 324 m (1,063 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[3] | 2,082 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 407215 |
| Area code | +40 x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | primariachiuiesti |
Chiuiești (Template:Lang-hu) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii (Bricshát), Huta (Huta), Măgoaja (Hollómező), Strâmbu (Horgospataka), Valea Cășeielului (Kesiel), and Valea lui Opriș (Oprisvölgy).
The commune is located in the northernmost corner of the county, bordering the Sălaj, Maramureș, and Bistrița-Năsăud counties. Chiuiești is 19 km (12 mi) from Dej and 74 km (46 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca; it is crossed by national road DN18B, which runs from Cășeiu, 14 km (8.7 mi) to the south, to Baia Mare, 68 km (42 mi) to the north.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Chiuiești had a population of 2,332, of whom 98.8% were ethnic Romanians and 1.1% Roma.[4]
Natives
- Gurie Georgiu (1968–2021), Romanian Orthodox prelate, first Bishop of the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara.
- Pintea the Brave (1670–1703), heroic haiduc.
References
- ^ Atlasul localităților județului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 125
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ (in Romanian) Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015
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