Jucu (; ) 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 ...

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. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (''Kötelend''), Juc-Herghelie (''Zsukiménes''), Jucu de Mijloc (''Nemeszsuk''), commune centre Jucu de Sus (''Felsőzsuk''), and Vișea (''Visa'').

Economy

In 2007,

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started a

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200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4,000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011. German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.

Population

According to the census from 2011, there were 4,270 people living in Jucu; of this population, 84.26% were ethnic

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and 11.62% ethnic

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. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,349; of those, 80.2% were Romanians and 8.6% Hungarians.

Buildings and administration

High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW. Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.

Natives

George Bariț George Bariț (often rendered as George Barițiu, ; 4 June 1812 – 2 May 1893), was an ethnic Romanian Austro-Hungarian historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Tr ...

(1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania

References

{{CommunesCluj Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania