Jichișu de Jos explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Jichișu de Jos
Subdivisions:Codor, Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus, Șigău
Leader Name:Ioan Moncea[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.135°N 23.8031°W
Established Date:1292
Elevation:322
Area Total:43.26
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:407345
Area Code:+(40) x64

Jichișu de Jos (Hungarian: Alsógyékényes; German: Unterrohrbach) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Codor (Kodor), Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus (Felsőgyékényes), Șigău (Sajgó), and Tărpiu (Szekerestörpény).

The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Salca. It is located in northern Cluj County, just west of the city of Dej and north of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,327 people living in this commune; of this population, 99.54% were ethnic Romanians, 0.30% ethnic Roma, and 0.15% ethnic Hungarians.[2] At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,152, with 98.18% being Romanians. At the 2021 census, Jichișu de Jos had a population of 1,049; of those, 92.85% were Romanians.[3]

Natives

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.