Jucu Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Jucu
Subdivisions:Gădălin, Juc-Herghelie, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Vișea
Leader Name:Valentin-Dorel Pojar[1]
Leader Party:PSD
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.855°N 23.7933°W
Elevation:325
Area Total:85.13
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:407354
Area Code:+40 x64

Jucu (Hungarian: Zsuk; German: Schucken) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk), and Vișea (Visa).

Economy

In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.[2]

German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.[3]

Population

According to the census from 2011 there was a total population of 4,270 people living in Jucu. Of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% were ethnic Hungarians.

Census,[4] [5] Ethnicity
YearPopulationRomaniansHungariansGermansRoma peopleOther
1850 2529 2126 242 2 109 50
1880 2584 2029 437 6 112
1890 3055 2404 601 6 44
1900 3314 2608 648 29 29
1910 3799 3010 737 7 45
1920 3893 3266 575 52
1930 4382 3691 630 4 33 24
1930 4382 3649 635 4 68 26
1941 5238 4295 909 6 10 18
1956 5841 5027 773 2 33 6
1966 5452 4760 690 1 1
2002 4086 3524 516 1 43 2

Buildings and administration

High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.

Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: România lucrului prost făcut. Jucu, "comuna Nokia", are două baze sportive de milioane, dar nu are canalizare. ro. Adevărul. Remus. Florescu. May 8, 2017. January 21, 2023.
  3. Web site: Bosch opens training center for students near Cluj.
  4. http://varga.adatbank.transindex.ro/?pg=3&action=etnik&id=5626 Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)
  5. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2342 Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center