Tureni Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Tureni
Subdivisions:Ceanu Mic, Comșești, Mărtinești, Micești, Tureni
Leader Name:Elena Daniela Mănăilă[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.6231°N 23.7034°W
Elevation:541
Population Total:auto
Area Total:74
Postal Code:407560

Tureni (Hungarian: Tordatúr) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (Pusztacsán), Comșești (Komjátszeg), Mărtinești (Pusztaszentmárton), Micești (Mikes), and Tureni.

Geography

The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Valea Racilor. The spans a length of, within a protected area of the commune.

Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, northwest of Turda and southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by national road DN1.

Demographics

At the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic Romanians, 23.86% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.33% ethnic Roma.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the 2021 census, Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.[3]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 16 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.