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Vultureni, Cluj

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Eugen Mureșan^[1] (PNL)Area

71.12 km² (27.46 sq mi)Elevation

376 m (1,234 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,535 • Density22/km² (56/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407595

Area code(+40) 02 64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitewww.comunavultureni.ro

Vultureni (Hungarian: Borsaújfalu) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Băbuțiu (Báboc), Bădești (Bádok), Chidea (Kide), Făureni (Kolozskovácsi), Șoimeni (Sólyomkő), and Vultureni.

Geography

The commune is located in the central-north part of the county, 30 km (19 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It lies on the banks of the river Borșa and its right tributary, the river Șoimeni.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Vultureni had a population of 1,516. According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,568 people living in this commune; of those, 84.69% were ethnic Romanians, 11.73% ethnic Hungarians, and 3.50% ethnic Romani.^[3]

Natives

András Kovács (1925–2017), Hungarian film director and screenwriter
Jacob Salomon (1916–1963), member of the Haganah and Palmach

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României" (in Romanian). Edrc.ro. Retrieved 13 December 2014.