Viișoara
Aranyosegerbegy
Commune
Reformed church in Viișoara
Reformed church in Viișoara
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Viișoara is located in Romania
Viișoara
Viișoara
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°33′28.44″N 23°54′35.28″E / 46.5579000°N 23.9098000°E / 46.5579000; 23.9098000
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsUrca, Viișoara
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Roman (PSD)
Area
61.53 km2 (23.76 sq mi)
Elevation
303 m (994 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,668
 • Density92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407590
Area code(+40) 02 64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitecomunaviisoara.ro

Viișoara (Hungarian: Aranyosegerbegy; German: Erlenmarkt) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Urca (Mezőőrke) and Viișoara.

The commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain, on the banks of the river Arieș. It is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the border with Mureș County.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 5,852 people living in this commune; of this population, 65.92% were ethnic Romanians, 24.21% ethnic Hungarians, and 9.80% ethnic Romani.[2] At the 2021 census, Viișoara had a population of 5,668, of which 61.84% were Romanians, 16.43% Hungarians, and 15.07% Romani.

Natives

  • Andor Fejér (born1960), Hungarian electrical engineer and politician

References

  1. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
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