Apahida

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Grigore Fati^[1] (PSD)Area

106.02 km² (40.93 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

17,239 • Density160/km² (420/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407035

Area code+40 x64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitewww.primaria-apahida.ro

Apahida (Hungarian: Apahida; German: Bruckendorf; Latin: Pons Abbatis) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Apahida, Bodrog (Bodrog), Câmpenești, Corpadea (Kolozskorpád), Dezmir (Dezmér), Pata (Kolozspata), Sânnicoară (Szamosszentmiklós) and Sub Coastă (Telekfarka).

In 1889 and 1968 two rich archaeological treasures were discovered here. Apahida is an important road junction in Cluj County, as it links Cluj County with Mureș County, through DN16. It also provides quick access (approximately 20 minutes) from Cluj-Napoca to Băile Cojocna, famous for its salt waters and their curing properties.

Demographics

At the 2021 Romanian census,^[3] Apahida had a population of 17,239. Of this population, 80.07% were ethnic Romanians, 3.7% were ethnic Hungarians, and 1.9% ethnic Romani.

People

Ioan Lemeni (1780–1861), prelate, Bishop of Făgăraș and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church

Notes

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Results of 2021 census". INS. Retrieved 23 December 2023.