Jucu
Jucu | |
|---|---|
 Location in Cluj County | |
  Jucu Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°51′18″N 23°47′36″E / 46.85500°N 23.79333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Gădălin, Juc-Herghelie, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Vișea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Valentin - Dorel Pojar |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 5,349 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
Jucu (Hungarian: Zsuk; German: Schucken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk) and Vișea (Visa).
Economy
In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4000 employees and has begun production in 2008. The factory closed in 2011.[2]
German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system. [3]
Population
| Census,[4][5] | Ethnicity | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma people | Other | ||
| 1850 | 2529 | 2126 | 242 | 2 | 109 | 50 | ||
| 1880 | 2584 | 2029 | 437 | 6 | 112 | |||
| 1890 | 3055 | 2404 | 601 | 6 | 44 | |||
| 1900 | 3314 | 2608 | 648 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 1910 | 3799 | 3010 | 737 | 7 | 45 | |||
| 1920 | 3893 | 3266 | 575 | 52 | ||||
| 1930 | 4382 | 3691 | 630 | 4 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 1930 | 4382 | 3649 | 635 | 4 | 68 | 26 | ||
| 1941 | 5238 | 4295 | 909 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1956 | 5841 | 5027 | 773 | 2 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | 5452 | 4760 | 690 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 4086 | 3524 | 516 | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
Buildings and administration
High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.
Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.
Image gallery
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Nokia Factory
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ https://adevarul.ro/locale/cluj-napoca/romania-lucrului-prost-facut-s-a-ales-averea-generata-nokia-jucu-doua-baze-sportive-paragina-detrimentul-canalizarii-iluminatului-public-1_590f1a145ab6550cb8e009e7/index.html
- ^ https://www.romania-insider.com/bosch-training-center-students-cluj/
- ^ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)
- ^ Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center
