Chiuiești

Chiuiești
Chiuiești
Commune
	Church of the Holy Archangels in Strâmbu
	Location in Cluj County
	Chiuiești Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 47°17′40″N 23°52′30″E / 47.29444°N 23.87500°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1467
Subdivisions	Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii, Huta, Măgoaja, Strâmbu, Valea Cășeielului, Valea lui Opriș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gavril Mihuț (PNL)
Area	112.51 km2 (43.44 sq mi)
Elevation	324 m (1,063 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	2,082
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407215
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	primariachiuiesti.ro

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).

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

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

Natives

Gurie Georgiu (1968–2021), Romanian Orthodox prelate, first Bishop of the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara.
Pintea the Brave (1670–1703), heroic haiduc.

References

^ Atlasul localităților județului Cluj, Editura Suncart, p. 125
^ "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.
^ (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

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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.

[INSSE-etnie-2011-4] (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

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