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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	5,341	—
1880	5,237	−1.9%
1890	6,075	+16.0%
1900	6,410	+5.5%
1910	7,316	+14.1%
1920	7,177	−1.9%
1930	7,971	+11.1%
1941	8,129	+2.0%
1956	8,445	+3.9%
1966	7,721	−8.6%
1977	7,332	−5.0%
1992	4,563	−37.8%
2002	4,376	−4.1%
2011	4,194	−4.2%
2021	4,291	+2.3%
Source: Census data

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