Aghireşu

Aghireșu Egeres
—  Commune  —
Ruins of Aghireșu castle
Location of the settlement on County map
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 46°52′21″N 23°14′30″E / 46.8725°N 23.24167°E / 46.8725; 23.24167Coordinates: 46°52′21″N 23°14′30″E / 46.8725°N 23.24167°E / 46.8725; 23.24167
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Commune
Settled	1263
Commune seat	Aghireşu
Villages	Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici, Arghișu, Băgara, Dâncu, Dorolțu, Inucu, Leghia, Macău, Ticu, Ticu-Colonie
Government
– Mayor	Lehene Sorin Gelu (PSD)
Area
– Total	105.79 km2 (40.8 sq mi)
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
– Total	7,156
– Density	67.6/km2 (175.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	407005
Area code(s)	+40 x64[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/aghiresu/

Tămaşa wooden church, now located in Ticu-Colonie

Aghireșu (Hungarian: Egeres; German: Erldorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Romania.

The commune has an area of 105.79 km² and a population of 7156 people (2007). It is composed of eleven villages: Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici (Egeres-gyártelep), Arghișu (Argyas), Băgara (Bogártelke), Dâncu (Dank), Dorolțu (Nádasdaróc), Inucu (Inaktelke), Leghia (Jegenye), Macău (Mákófalva), Ticu (Forgácskút) and Ticu-Colonie (Ferencbánya).

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, Romanians made up 55.25% of the population, Hungarians made up 40.84% and Roma made up 3.82%. ^[3]

References

• Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-864300-7

External links

• (Romanian) Cluj County map
• (Romanian) (Hungarian) Administrative map of the county

Notes

1. ^ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia_stab_1%20iulie2007.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
2. ^ x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2302