Type: | commune |
County: | Bistrița-Năsăud |
Nușeni | |
Other Name: | Apanagyfalu |
Leader Name: | Ioan Mureșan |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 47.1°N 36°W |
Elevation: | 290 |
Area Total: | 92.04 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 427200 |
Area Code: | +40 x63 |
Nușeni (Hungarian: Apanagyfalu; German: Großendorf) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Beudiu (Bőd), Dumbrava (Nyírmezőtanya), Feleac (Fellak), Malin (Almásmálom), Nușeni, Rusu de Sus (Felsőoroszfalu), and Vița (Vice).
The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Meleș, a left tributary of the river Someșul Mare. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with Cluj County, at a distance of from the town of Beclean and from the county seat, Bistrița.
Nușeni's neighbors are the town of Beclean to the north, Unguraș commune in Cluj County to the west, Chiochiș commune to the south, Matei and Lechința communes to the southeast, and Șieu-Odorhei commune to the east.
At the 2011 census, 74.4% of inhabitants were Romanians, 25% Hungarians, and 0.5% Roma.