Câțcău Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Câțcău
Subdivisions:Câțcău, Muncel, Sălișca
Leader Name:Călin Mureșan[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.25°N 69°W
Established Date:1348
Elevation:252
Area Total:37.54
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:407180
Area Code:+40 x64

Câțcău (Hungarian: Kackó or Kaczko; German: Katzendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Câțcău, Muncel (Kishavas), and Sălișca (Szelecske).

Geography

The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Sălaj County, northwest of Dej and north of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It lies on the right bank of the river Someș.

Câțcău village is traversed by national road (part of European route E58), which runs from Cluj-Napoca towards Baia Mare and the border crossing at Halmeu, Satu Mare County, where it connects with the Ukrainian highway M26. The Câțcău train station serves the CFR Line 401, which starts in Cluj-Napoca and ends in Ilva Mică, Bistrița-Năsăud County.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 2,498 people living in this town; of this population, 94.43% were ethnic Romanians, 3.16% were ethnic Hungarians, and 2.28% undeclared.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 2,100 inhabitants; of those, 94.19% were Romanians and 3.67% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Câțcău had a population of 2,251, of which 94.45% were Romanians and 2.22% Hungarians.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României.
  3. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.