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Tureni

Coordinates: 46°37′23.16″N 23°42′12.24″E / 46.6231000°N 23.7034000°E / 46.6231000; 23.7034000
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Tureni
Cheile Turului
Cheile Turului
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Tureni is located in Romania
Tureni
Tureni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°37′23.16″N 23°42′12.24″E / 46.6231000°N 23.7034000°E / 46.6231000; 23.7034000
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsCeanu Mic, Comșești, Mărtinești, Micești, Tureni
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Elena Daniela Mănăilă[1] (PNL)
Area
74 km2 (29 sq mi)
Elevation
541 m (1,775 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,264
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407560
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitecomunatureni.ro

Tureni (Hungarian: Tordatúr) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (Pusztacsán), Comșești (Komjátszeg), Mărtinești (Pusztaszentmárton), Micești (Mikes), and Tureni.

Geography

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The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 541 m (1,775 ft), on the banks of the river Valea Racilor. The Turului Gorge [ro] spans a length of 1,850 m (6,070 ft), within a 25 ha (62 acres) protected area of the commune.

Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Turda and 22 km (14 mi) southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by national road DN1.

Demographics

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At the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic Romanians, 23.86% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.33% ethnic Roma.[3] At the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the 2021 census, Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.[4]

Natives

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References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.