Type: | commune |
County: | Bistrița-Năsăud |
Teaca | |
Leader Name: | Damian-Iustian Muntean |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.9167°N 55°W |
Elevation: | 349 |
Area Total: | 140.80 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 427345 |
Area Code: | +(40) x59 |
Teaca (German: Tekendorf,[1] Hungarian: Teke) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Archiud (Arkeden bei Bistriz, Mezőerked), Budurleni (Budurló), Ocnița (Salzgruben, Mezőakna), Pinticu (Pintak, Szászpéntek), Teaca, and Viile Tecii (Großeidau, Kolozsnagyida).
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. Teaca lies at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Dipșa and its right tributary, the river Pintic. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Mureș County.
Teaca is crossed by national road (part of European route E578), which joins Reghin (to the southeast, in Mureș County) to Bistrița.
At the 2021 census, Teaca had a population of 4,991; of those, 60.25% were Romanians, 26.21% Roma, and 5.95% Hungarians.[2]