Dăbâca Explained

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).

Geography

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.

Demographics

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României . 2011-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120426215024/http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2330 . 2012-04-26 . dead .