Chiuiești (Hungarian: Pecsétszeg) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii (Bricshát), Huta (Huta), Măgoaja (Hollómező), Strâmbu (Horgospataka), Valea Cășeielului (Kesiel), and Valea lui Opriș (Oprisvölgy).

Chiuiești
Church of the Holy Archangels in Strâmbu
Church of the Holy Archangels in Strâmbu
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Chiuiești is located in Romania
Chiuiești
Chiuiești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°17′40″N 23°52′30″E / 47.29444°N 23.87500°E / 47.29444; 23.87500
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1467[1]
SubdivisionsChiuiești, Dosu Bricii, Huta, Măgoaja, Strâmbu, Valea Cășeielului, Valea lui Opriș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Gavril Mihuț[2] (PNL)
Area
112.51 km2 (43.44 sq mi)
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[3]
2,082
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407215
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websiteprimariachiuiesti.ro

The commune is located in the northernmost corner of the county, bordering the Sălaj, Maramureș, and Bistrița-Năsăud counties. Chiuiești is 19 km (12 mi) from Dej and 74 km (46 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca; it is crossed by national road DN18B [ro], which runs from Cășeiu, 14 km (8.7 mi) to the south, to Baia Mare, 68 km (42 mi) to the north.

Demographics

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At the 2011 census, Chiuiești had a population of 2,332, of whom 98.8% were ethnic Romanians and 1.1% Roma.[4]

Natives

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References

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  1. ^ Atlasul localităților județului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 125
  2. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  4. ^ (in Romanian) Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015
 
Church in Huta
 
Wooden church in Valea Cășeielului
 
Stone church in Valea Cășeielului