Luna (Hungarian: Aranyoslóna; German: Lone) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania.

Luna
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Luna is located in Romania
Luna
Luna
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°30′20″N 23°55′16″E / 46.50556°N 23.92111°E / 46.50556; 23.92111
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsGligorești, Luna, Luncani
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,750
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CJ

Villages

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The commune is composed of three villages: Gligorești (formerly Sămărtinu Sărat; Sószentmárton), Luna (Aranyoslóna) and Luncani (Aranyosgerend).

Luncani

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Luncani, previously Grindeni (Hungarian: Aranyosgerend or Gerend), is a village in the Luna commune and has a population of 1454 people (2002).

Demographics

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According to a census taken in 2002, the commune has a population of 4,450. Of this population, 86.17% are ethnic Romanians, 10.24% are ethnic Hungarians and 3.48% ethnic Romani.[2]

Luna and Gligorești have a Romanian majority, while in Luncani, Hungarians represent the majority.

References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca
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