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).
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.
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]