Budacu de Jos (german: Deutsch-Budak; hu, Szászbudak) is a commune in
Bistrița-Năsăud County,
Transylvania
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of five villages: Budacu de Jos, Buduș (''Alsóbudak'';''Budesdorf''), Jelna (''Kiszsolna''; ''Senndorf''), Monariu (''Malomárka''; ''Minarken''), and Simionești (''Simontelke''; ''Seimersdorf'').
The commune is situated on the
Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the
Călimani Mountains
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. The river
Budac
The Budac is a right tributary of the river Șieu in Romania. Its source is in the Călimani Mountains. It flows through the villages Budacu de Sus, Dumitrița, Orheiu Bistriţei and Budacu de Jos
Budacu de Jos (german: Deutsch-Budak; hu, S ...
(a tributary of the
Șieu) flows through the commune.
Located in the
Nösnerland historic region of Transylvania, Budacu de Jos lies in the south-central part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, south of the county seat,
Bistrița.
County road
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DJ172G connects the component villages of the commune, while road DJ173C leads to the city of Bistrița.
At the 2011 census, 78.97% of inhabitants were
Romanians
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and 17.93%
Roma
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Natives
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Iulian Pop
References
Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Localities in Transylvania
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