Sânmartin () is a commune in

Cluj County Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed s ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of eight villages: Ceaba (''Bálványoscsaba''), Cutca (''Kötke''), Diviciorii Mari (''Nagydevecser''), Diviciorii Mici (''Kisdevecser''), Măhal (''Mohaly''), Sâmboieni (''Erdőszombattelke''), Sânmartin, and Târgușor (''Kékesvásárhely'').

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,744 people living in this commune; of this population, 86.52% were ethnic

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 10.43% ethnic

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

, and 3.03% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Sânmartin had a population of 1,110, of which 74.59% were Romanians, 9.01% Hungarians, and 5.5% Roma.

Natives

* Emil Giurgiuca (1906–1992), poet

References

*''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub