Săcuieu Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Săcuieu
Subdivisions:Rogojel, Săcuieu, Vișagu
Leader Name:Gheorghe Cuc
Leader Party:ALDE
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.8242°N 22.8878°W
Elevation:620
Area Total:121.14
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:407495
Area Code:+40 x64

Săcuieu (Hungarian: Székelyjó) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Rogojel (Havasrogoz), Săcuieu, and Vișagu (Viság).

Geography

The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Săcuieu. It is situated at the western extremity of Cluj County, in the Țara Călatei historical region of Transylvania, on the border with Bihor County.

Săcuieu is located southwest of the town of Huedin and west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by county road DJ103H, which connects it to Bologa to the north and to Scrind-Frăsinet to the south.

Demographics

According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,441 people living in this commune; of those, 86.81% were ethnic Romanians and 13.04% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Săcuieu had a population of 1,369, of which 72.1% were Romanians and 21.48% Roma.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.