Cojocna

Cojocna (Hungarian: Kolozs; German: Salzgrub, Klosmarkt) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Boj-Cătun (Bósi alagút), Boju (Kolozsbós), Cara (Kolozskara), Cojocna, Huci (Cserealja), Iuriu de Câmpie (Mezőőr), Moriști (Hurubák), and Straja (Szávatanya).

Cojocna
Commune
Entrance to the Cojocna baths
Location in Cluj County
Cojocna Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°45′N 23°50′E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1199
Subdivisions	Boj-Cătun, Boju, Cara, Cojocna, Huci, Iuriu de Câmpie, Moriști, Straja
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Sorin Radu Ranga[1] (PNL)
Area	238.63 km2 (92.14 sq mi)
Elevation	334 m (1,096 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	4,291
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407240
Area code	+(40) x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	comunacojocna.ro

Located in the central-east part of the county, the commune belongs to the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area.

Demographics

According to the census from 2011, there were 4,194 people living in this commune; of this population, 55.8% were ethnic Romanians, 20.4% were ethnic Roma, and 16.7% were ethnic Hungarians.^[3] At the 2021 census, Cojocna had a population of 4,291.^[4]

Natives

• Liviu Mocan (born 1955), sculptor
• Grigore Răceanu (1906 – 1996), communist politician and dissident
• János Spáda (1877 – 1913), architect

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
4. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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  Cojocna train station
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  School in Cojocna
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  Reformed church in Cojocna
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  Archangels' church in Boju