Mintiu Gherlii Explained

Type:commune
County:Cluj
Mintiu Gherlii
Subdivisions:Bunești, Mintiu Gherlii, Nima, Pădurenii, Petrești, Salatiu
Leader Name:Dumitru Oltean
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:47.0564°N 23.9475°W
Elevation:260
Area Total:78.52
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:407410
Area Code:+(40) x64

Mintiu Gherlii (Hungarian: Szamosújvárnémeti; German: Deutschendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bunești (Széplak), Mintiu Gherlii, Nima (Néma), Pădurenii (Coptelke), Petrești (Péterháza), and Salatiu (Szilágytő).

Geography

The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of, on the banks of the Someșul Mic River. It is located in northern Cluj County, on the outskirts of the city of Gherla, south of Dej and northeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Mintiu Gherlii is crossed by national road, which connects Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare and the Romania–Ukraine border at Halmeu.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 3,860 people living in this commune. Of this population, 95.51% were ethnic Romanians, 3.44% ethnic Roma, and 1.03% ethnic Hungarians.[1] At the 2011 census, there were 3,746 inhabitants, of which 91.24% were Romanians and 4.62% Roma. At the 2021 census, Mintiu Gherlii had a population of 3,598; of those, 85.91% were Romanians and 2.72% Roma.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.