Săndulești

For the village in Argeș County, see Cotmeana.

Săndulești (Hungarian: Szind) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Copăceni (Koppánd) and Săndulești.

Săndulești
Commune
Săndulești village
Location in Cluj County
Săndulești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′38″N 23°44′49″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Copăceni, Săndulești
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Călin-Stelian Fărgaciu (PNL)
Area	22.48 km2 (8.68 sq mi)
Elevation	454 m (1,490 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,944
• Density	86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407500
Area code	+(40) 0264
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	comunasandulesti.ro

The commune is located in the southeastern part of Cluj County, 31 km (19 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,002	—
1880	1,154	+15.2%
1890	1,241	+7.5%
1900	1,275	+2.7%
1910	1,272	−0.2%
1920	1,275	+0.2%
1930	1,576	+23.6%
1941	1,887	+19.7%
1966	2,362	+25.2%
1977	2,270	−3.9%
1992	1,751	−22.9%
2002	1,892	+8.1%
2011	1,798	−5.0%
2021	1,944	+8.1%
Source: Census data

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,892 people living in this commune; of this population, 94.60% were ethnic Romanians, 4.28% ethnic Hungarians, and 1.10% ethnic Roma.^[2] At the 2021 census, Săndulești had a population of 1,944; of those, 85.91% were Romanians, 2.78% Hungarians, and 1.44% Roma.^[3]

Personalities

• Mihály Bors, a leader in the Unitarian Church of Transylvania

Tourism

• Fishing lake in Săndulești
• Salina Turda (salt mine)
• Turda Gorge (interesting landscape)