Type: | commune |
County: | Cluj |
Măguri-Răcătău | |
Subdivisions: | Măguri, Măguri-Răcătău, Muntele Rece |
Leader Name: | Alexandru Livescu |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.6428°N 23.1961°W |
Elevation: | 682 |
Area Total: | 268.95 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 407365 |
Area Code: | (+40) 0264 |
Măguri-Răcătău (hu|Reketó; de|Rekettau) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Măguri (Szamosfő), Măguri-Răcătău, and Muntele Rece (Hideghavas).
The commune is situated in the northern reaches of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of . It lies on the banks of the river Someșul Rece and its left tributary, the Răcătău. It is located in the southwestern part of Cluj County, from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, on the border with Alba County.
According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 2,411 people living in this commune; of those, 99.83% were ethnic Romanians, 0.08% ethnic Hungarians, and 0.04% ethnic Germans.[1] At the 2011 census, there were 2,242 inhabitants, of which 97.73% were Romanians, while at the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 2,077, with 91.09% Romanians.[2]