Mintiu Gherlii

Mintiu Gherlii
Commune
Reformed church in Mintiu Gherlii
Reformed church in Mintiu Gherlii
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Mintiu Gherlii is located in Romania
Mintiu Gherlii
Mintiu Gherlii
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°3′23″N 23°56′51″E / 47.05639°N 23.94750°E / 47.05639; 23.94750
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsBunești, Mintiu Gherlii, Nima, Pădurenii, Petrești, Salatiu
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dumitru Oltean (PNL)
Area
78.52 km2 (30.32 sq mi)
Elevation
260 m (850 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,598
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407410
Area code+(40) x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitemintiu-gherlii.ro

Mintiu Gherlii (Hungarian: Szamosújvárnémeti; German: Deutschendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bunești (Széplak), Mintiu Gherlii, Nima (Néma), Pădurenii (Coptelke), Petrești (Péterháza), and Salatiu (Szilágytő).

Geography

The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 260 m (850 ft), on the banks of the Someșul Mic River. It is located in northern Cluj County, on the outskirts of the city of Gherla, 13 km (8.1 mi) south of Dej and 46 km (29 mi) northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Mintiu Gherlii is crossed by national road DN1C [ro], which connects Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare and the Romania–Ukraine border at Halmeu.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 3,860 people living in this commune. Of this population, 95.51% were ethnic Romanians, 3.44% ethnic Roma, and 1.03% ethnic Hungarians.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 3,746 inhabitants, of which 91.24% were Romanians and 4.62% Roma. At the 2021 census, Mintiu Gherlii had a population of 3,598; of those, 85.91% were Romanians and 2.72% Roma.[3]

Natives

See also

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7
  • Mintiu Gherlii townhall
    Mintiu Gherlii townhall
  • Orthodox church in Bunești
    Orthodox church in Bunești
  • Orthodox church in Nima
    Orthodox church in Nima
  • Holy Trinity wooden church in Pădureni
    Holy Trinity wooden church in Pădureni
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