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Tureni

For the Ukrainian village called Țureni in Romanian, see Tsuren.
Tureni
Commune
Cheile Turului
Cheile Turului
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Tureni is located in Romania
Tureni
Tureni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°37′23.16″N 23°42′12.24″E / 46.6231000°N 23.7034000°E / 46.6231000; 23.7034000
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsCeanu Mic, Comșești, Mărtinești, Micești, Tureni
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Elena Daniela Mănăilă[1] (PNL)
Area
74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
541 m (1,775 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,264
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407560
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitecomunatureni.ro

Tureni (Hungarian: Tordatúr) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (Pusztacsán), Comșești (Komjátszeg), Mărtinești (Pusztaszentmárton), Micești (Mikes), and Tureni.

Geography

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The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 541 m (1,775 ft), on the banks of the river Valea Racilor. The Turului Gorge [ro] spans a length of 1,850 m (6,070 ft), within a 25 ha (62 acres) protected area of the commune.

Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Turda and 22 km (14 mi) southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by national road DN1.

Demographics

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At the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic Romanians, 23.86% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.33% ethnic Roma.[3] At the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the 2021 census, Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.[4]

Natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Tureni townhall
    Tureni townhall
  • Church in Tureni
    Church in Tureni
  • Church in Mărtinești
    Church in Mărtinești
  • A3 motorway near Cheile Turului
    A3 motorway near Cheile Turului
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