Type: | commune |
County: | Alba |
Mogoș | |
Leader Name: | Mircea-Liviu Macavei |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.2719°N 23.2781°W |
Elevation: | 809 |
Area Total: | 81.33 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 517480 |
Area Code: | +40 x59 |
Mogoș (German: Mogusch; Hungarian: Mogos) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 647 as of 2021. It is composed of 21 villages: Bărbești, Bârlești (Mogosbirlesty), Bârlești-Cătun, Bârzogani, Bocești, Bogdănești, Butești, Cojocani (Mogoskozsokány), Cristești, Mămăligani (Mamaligány), Mogoș, Negrești, Oncești, Poienile-Mogoș, Tomești, Valea Bârluțești, Valea Barnii (Valeabarni), Valea Cocești, Valea Giogești (Gyogyel), Valea Mlacii, and Valea Țupilor.
The commune is situated in the southeastern part of the Apuseni mountain group, with the Trascău Mountains to the east, the to the north, and the Metaliferi Mountains to the west.
Mogoș lies east of the town of Abrud and northwest of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is traversed by county roads DJ107K, which connects to national road DN1 in Galda de Jos, and DJ107I, which connects to near Abrud.