Type: | commune |
County: | Cluj |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii, Huta, Măgoaja, Strâmbu, Valea Cășeielului, Valea lui Opriș |
Chiuiești | |
Coordinates: | 47.2944°N 23.875°W |
Leader Name: | Gavril Mihuț[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Established Date: | 1467[2] |
Area Total Km2: | 112.51 |
Elevation M: | 324 |
Postal Code: | 407215 |
Area Code: | +40 x64 |
Chiuiești (Hungarian: Pecsétszeg) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii (Bricshát), Huta (Huta), Măgoaja (Hollómező), Strâmbu (Horgospataka), Valea Cășeielului (Kesiel), and Valea lui Opriș (Oprisvölgy).
The commune is located in the northernmost corner of the county, bordering the Sălaj, Maramureș, and Bistrița-Năsăud counties. Chiuiești is from Dej and from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca; it is crossed by national road, which runs from Cășeiu, to the south, to Baia Mare, to the north.
At the 2011 census, Chiuiești had a population of 2,332, of whom 98.8% were ethnic Romanians and 1.1% Roma.[3]