Florești (known as Feneșu Săsesc until 1924;[3] Hungarian: Szászfenes; German: Sächsisch Fenesch[4]) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Florești, Luna de Sus (Magyarlóna) and Tăuți (Kolozstótfalu) and is part of the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, being located less than 8 km west of Cluj-Napoca on DN1.
Florești | |
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 Location in Cluj County | |
  Florești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′51″N 23°29′27″E / 46.74750°N 23.49083°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Florești, Luna de Sus, Tăuți |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Bogdan-Nicolae Pivariu[1] (PNL) |
| Area | 61 km2 (24 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 52,735 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 407280 |
| Area code | +40 x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
Benefiting from its proximity to Cluj-Napoca, the commune has seen a substantial development since the early 2000s, mainly due to several new residential developments. With 52,735 inhabitants, it was the most populous commune in Romania recorded at the 2021 census.[5]
Geography edit
Floreşti is located on the river Someșul Mic, in the centre of Cluj County, less than 12 km from the county capital, Cluj-Napoca, and 7 km from the commune of Gilău, on the Romanian National Road DN1.
Demographics edit
According to the 2021 census, the commune has 52,735 inhabitants, meaning that an increase of 131.1% was recorded since the previous census of 2011 when 22,813 inhabitants were recorded. In terms of ethnic structure, the commune's population is composed of 70.6% Romanians, 8.9% Hungarians and 1.21% Roma.
Historical population edit
The historical population of the entire commune as recorded by the official censuses, and projected to the present-day administrative unit, was as follows:[6][7][8]
| Year | Total | Romanians | Hungarians | Roma |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 3,009 | 1,549 | 1,197 | 227 |
| 1880 | 3,655 | 1,761 | 1,546 | n/a |
| 1890 | 4,058 | 2,032 | 1,755 | n/a |
| 1900 | 4,435 | 2,260 | 1,995 | n/a |
| 1910 | 4,702 | 2,420 | 2,044 | n/a |
| 1920 | 4,956 | 2,567 | 2,251 | n/a |
| 1930 | 5,280 | 2,706 | 2,194 | 327 |
| 1941 | 6,086 | 2,612 | 3,364 | 95 |
| 1956 | 5,586 | 3,060 | 2,231 | 289 |
| 1966 | 6,012 | 3,248 | 2,399 | 369 |
| 1977 | 6,865 | 3,668 | 2,385 | 809 |
| 1992 | 6,088 | 3,439 | 2,020 | 626 |
| 2002 | 7,470 | 4,516 | 2,057 | 888 |
| 2011 | 22,813 | 17,154 | 3,276 | 1,116 |
| 2021[9] | 52,735 | 37,283 | 4,714 | 642 |
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Florești in Attila Szabó (ed.), Erdély, Bánság És Partium Történeti És Közigazgatási Helységnévtára. Miercurea Ciuc, 2003, Pro-Print Könyvkiadó, ISBN 973-8468-01-9
- ^ "Article in Romanian German language newspaper". Allgemeine Deutsche Zeitung für Rumänien. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "Florești, cea mai mare comună din România, își dublează populația în 10 ani, ajunge a doua cea mai mare localitate din județ după Cluj-Napoca, depășește Turda" (in Romanian). Actual de Cluj. 31 January 2023.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
- ^ Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992) Retrieved 2007-05-10
- ^ Transindex Recensamânt 2002 website Archived 2012-02-09 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2007-05-10
- ^ "Results of 2021 census". INS. Retrieved 23 December 2023.