Aghireșu (; ) 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 ...

. Covering an area of , the commune is composed of eleven villages: Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici (''Egeres-gyártelep''), Arghișu (''Argyas''), Băgara (''Bogártelke''), Dâncu (''Dank''), Dorolțu (''Nádasdaróc''), Inucu (''Inaktelke''), Leghia (''Jegenye''), Macău (''Mákófalva''), Ticu (''Forgácskút''), and Ticu-Colonie (''Ferencbánya'').

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Aghireșu had a population of 7,116;

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, ...

made up 51.9% of the population,

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 ...

made up 36.7%, and

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

made up 8.0%.Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune
2011 census results,

Institutul Național de Statistică The National Institute of Statistics (, INS) is a Romanian government agency which is responsible for collecting national statistics, in fields such as geography, the economy, demographics and society. The institute is also responsible for conduct ...

, accessed 17 February 2020. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,691; of those, 53.42% were Romanians, 31.96% Hungarians, and 5.43% Roma.

Natives

Andrei Ianko Andrei Ianko (born 18 October 1958) is a Romanian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle +100 kg at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as ...

(born 1958), wrestler

Notes

References

*''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca,

External links

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Administrative map of the county
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