Chiuiești Explained

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.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Chiuiești had a population of 2,332, of whom 98.8% were ethnic Romanians and 1.1% Roma.[3]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Atlasul localităților județului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 125
  3. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015