Type: | commune |
County: | Cluj |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Dăbâca, Luna de Jos, Pâglișa |
Dăbâca | |
Coordinates: | 46.9725°N 23.6744°W |
Leader Name: | Emil Cioban[1] |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Established Date: | 1068 |
Area Total Km2: | 50 |
Elevation M: | 334 |
Elevation Max M: | 698 |
Postal Code: | 407265 |
Area Code: | +40 x64 |
Dăbâca (Hungarian: Doboka; German: Dobeschdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Dăbâca, Luna de Jos (Kendilóna), and Pâglișa (Poklostelke).
The commune lies on the banks of the river Lonea. It is located in the central-north part of the county, at a distance of from Gherla and from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. Dăbâca borders the following communes: Panticeu to the north, Cornești and Iclod to the east, Borșa and Bonțida to the south, and Vultureni to the west.
The ruins of lie on Fortress Hill, at an altitude of ; the fortress once was the seat of Doboka County.
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,804 people living in this commune. Of this population, 87.91% are ethnic Romanians, 7.53% are ethnic Hungarians, and 4.43% ethnic Romani.[2]