Type: | commune |
County: | Cluj |
Izvoru Crișului | |
Other Name: | Körösfő |
Subdivisions: | Izvoru Crișului, Nadășu, Nearșova, Șaula |
Leader Name: | Vasile Bodis[1] |
Leader Party: | UDMR |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Established Date: | 1276 |
Coordinates: | 46.8361°N 23.1089°W |
Elevation: | 623 |
Area Total: | 41.37 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 407340 |
Area Code: | +40 x64 |
Izvoru Crișului (Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Izvoru Crișului; Hungarian: Körösfő, German: Krieschwej); is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Izvoru Crișului, Nadășu (Kalotanádas), Nearșova (Nyárszó), and Șaula (Sárvásár).
The commune is located in the northern part of the county, on the border with Sălaj County. It lies on the banks of the river Crișul Repede, near its source in the, whence its name, which means in Romanian, "the source of the Criș".
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,616, of which 79.0% were Hungarians and 19.9% Romanians.[2] At the 2021 census, Izvoru Crișului had a population of 1,424, of which 79.56% were Hungarians and 15.66% Romanians.