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Mărgău

Coordinates: 46°44′35″N 22°57′51″E / 46.74306°N 22.96417°E / 46.74306; 22.96417
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Mărgău
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Mărgău is located in Romania
Mărgău
Mărgău
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°44′35″N 22°57′51″E / 46.74306°N 22.96417°E / 46.74306; 22.96417
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsBociu, Buteni, Ciuleni, Mărgău, Răchițele, Scrind-Frăsinet
Area
211.68 km2 (81.73 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,363
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CJ

Mărgău (German: Meregau; Hungarian: Meregyó) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bociu (Bocs), Buteni (Kalotabökény), Ciuleni (Incsel), Mărgău, Răchițele (Havasrekettye) and Scrind-Frăsinet (Kőrizstető).

Răchițele village is the birthplace of former Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, currently Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, while Mărgău village is the birthplace of Iosif Capotă, a noted anti-communist resistance fighter from the early Communist era.

Mărgău is notable for the Gumuțeasca, an argot spoken in the commune created by the natives to speak between each other without outsiders understanding them when travelling around the country to sell their glass products, a traditional profession of the commune.[2][3]

Geography

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Mărgău is in an area dominated by the Vlădeasa Massif [ro].

Demographics

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According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,869 people living in this commune. Of this population, 99.62% are ethnic Romanians, 0.26% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.10% ethnic Romani.[4]

Natives

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References

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  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7