Ciuruleasa Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Ciuruleasa
Leader Name:Ioan-Marius Cioara[1]
Term:2021 - 2024
Leader Party:PSD
Coordinates:46.25°N 25°W
Elevation:836
Area Total:55.85
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517250
Area Code:(+40) 02 58

Ciuruleasa (Hungarian: Csurulyásza) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 1,110 as of 2021, and is composed of nine villages: Bidigești, Bodrești, Boglești, Buninginea (Buninzsina), Ciuruleasa, Ghedulești, Mătișești, Morărești, and Vulcan.

The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with Hunedoara County. It lies in the middle of the Apuseni Mountains, half in the Bihor Mountains and half in the Metaliferi Mountains. It borders the town of Abrud to the northeast, Bucium commune to the east, the rural part of the town of Zlatna to the southeast, Buceș commune to the southwest, Blăjeni commune to the west, and Sohodol commune to the north.[2]

At the 2021 census, Ciuruleasa had a population of 1,110. At the census from 2011 there were 1,197 people living in this commune, of which 97.74% are ethnic Romanians.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2021 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 30 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Așezarea geografică. ro. Ciuruleasa Townhall. primariaciuruleasa.ro. July 23, 2021.