Ciurila Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Ciurila
Subdivisions:Ciurila, Filea de Jos, Filea de Sus, Pădureni, Pruniș, Sălicea, Săliște, Șutu
Leader Name:Teodor Cristinel Popa[1]
Leader Party:PNL
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.6508°N 23.5483°W
Established Date:1327
Elevation:562
Area Total:72.22
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:407230
Area Code:+(40) x64

Ciurila (Hungarian: Csurulye; German: Schiril) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Ciurila, Filea de Jos (Alsófüle), Filea de Sus (Felsőfüle), Pădureni (Magyaróság), Pruniș (Magyarszilvás), Sălicea (Szelicse), Săliște (Tordaszeleste), and Șutu (Sütmeg).

Located in the south-central part of the county, the commune belongs to the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there were 1,509 people living in this town; of this population, 97.21% were ethnic Romanians, 2.05% ethnic Roma, and 0.59% ethnic Hungarians.[2] At the 2011 census, there were 1,594 inhabitants, of which 90.65% were Romanians, 3.45% Roma, and 1.19% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Ciurila had a population of 2,003; of those, 77.08% were Romanians, 2.75% Roma, and 2.1% Hungarians.

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.