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Metropolitan area in Cluj County, Romania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cluj metropolitan area is a metropolitan area in Cluj County, which includes Cluj-Napoca and 19 communes nearby: Aiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonțida, Borșa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Florești, Gilău, Gârbau, Jucu, Petreștii de Jos, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni.
Cluj Metropolitan Area | |
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Metropolitan area | |
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Coordinates: 46°46′N 23°35′E | |
Country | ![]() |
County | Cluj County |
Central Municipality | Cluj-Napoca |
Other localities | Aiton, Apahida, Baciu, Bonțida, Borșa, Căianu, Chinteni, Ciurila, Cojocna, Feleacu, Florești, Gârbău, Gilău, Jucu, Săvădisla, Sânpaul, Tureni, Vultureni |
Functional | 2008 |
Area | |
• Total | 1,603 km2 (619 sq mi) |
Population (2021 census)[1] | |
• Total | 425,130 |
• Density | 266/km2 (690/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal Code | 40wxyz1 |
Area code | +40 x642 |
Website | www |
1w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks |
The total area of the metropolitan area is 1,603 km2 (619 sq mi), which comprises 24% of the territory of Cluj County. According to the 2021 census, the population of the 20 administrative units totals 425,130 people, of whom 286,598 live in Cluj-Napoca.[1]
According to the 2011 census, these are the populations of each of the administrative units that comprise the Cluj Metropolitan Area:[3]
Administrative unit | Inhabitants | Romanians | Hungarians | Roma |
Cluj-Napoca | 324,576 | 249,002 | 49,425 | 824 |
Florești | 22,813 | 17,578 | 3,258 | 730 |
Apahida | 10,685 | 9,493 | 408 | 75 |
Baciu | 10,317 | 6,580 | 3,095 | 325 |
Gilău | 8,300 | 7,141 | 706 | 109 |
Bonțida | 4,856 | 3,613 | 765 | 297 |
Săvădisla | 4,392 | 1,975 | 2,264 | 60 |
Jucu | 4,270 | 3,608 | 501 | 21 |
Cojocna | 4,194 | 2,826 | 689 | 387 |
Feleacu | 3,923 | 2,932 | 891 | 4 |
Chinteni | 3,065 | 2,370 | 539 | 10 |
Gârbău | 2,440 | 1,248 | 1,075 | 49 |
Sânpaul | 2,382 | 1,972 | 22 | 261 |
Căianu | 2,355 | 1,431 | 852 | - |
Tureni | 2,278 | 1,633 | 562 | 5 |
Borșa | 1,600 | 1,431 | 107 | 18 |
Ciurila | 1,594 | 1,500 | 18 | * |
Vultureni | 1,516 | 1,273 | 165 | 36 |
Petreștii de Jos | 1,512 | 1,446 | 3 | 4 |
Aiton | 1,085 | 918 | 118 | - |
Total | 418,153 | 319,970 | 65,463 | 3,215 |
The Cluj Metropolitan Area was legally established in the fall of 2008 as an inter-community development association,[4][5] having as founders the municipality of Cluj-Napoca, the Cluj County Council and 17 communes in the vicinity of Cluj. In 2009, the commune of Sânpaul joined the metropolitan area, and in 2016, the commune of Săvădisla joined in.
The objectives pursued by the Cluj Metropolitan Area Intercommunity Development Association are:[4]
The Cluj Metropolitan Area, as a leader or partner, has carried out or runs a number of projects with European Union funding or from EEA and Norwegian Grants. They include:
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