Jichișu de Jos

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Ioan Moncea^[1] (PNL)Area

43.26 km² (16.70 sq mi)Elevation

322 m (1,056 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,049 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407345

Area code+(40) x64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitewww.comunajichisudejos.ro

Jichișu de Jos (Hungarian: Alsógyékényes; German: Unterrohrbach) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Codor (Kodor), Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus (Felsőgyékényes), Șigău (Sajgó), and Tărpiu (Szekerestörpény).

The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 322 m (1,056 ft), on the banks of the river Salca. It is located in northern Cluj County, just west of the city of Dej and 60 km (37 mi) north of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,327 people living in this commune; of this population, 99.54% were ethnic Romanians, 0.30% ethnic Roma, and 0.15% ethnic Hungarians.^[3] At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,152, with 98.18% being Romanians. At the 2021 census, Jichișu de Jos had a population of 1,049; of those, 92.85% were Romanians.^[4]

Natives

Ștefan Cicio Pop (1865 – 1934), politician

References

^ "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.
^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.