Țaga ( Hungarian: ''Cege'';

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: ''Zegen'') is a commune in

Cluj County Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian it is known as ''Kolozs megye''. Under the Kingdom of Hungary, a county with an identical name (Kolozs County, ) existed s ...

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. It is composed of five villages: Năsal (''Noszoly''), Sântejude (''Vasasszentegyed''), Sântejude-Vale (''Vasasszentegyedi völgy''), Sântioana (''Vasasszentiván''), and Țaga.

Geography

The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, having as neighbors: to the east

Bistrița-Năsăud County Bistrița-Năsăud () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with its capital city at Bistrița. Name In Hungarian language, Hungarian, it is known as ''Beszterce-Naszód megye'', and in German language, German as ''Kreis Bistritz-N ...

and Chiochiș commune, to the south Geaca and Pălatca communes, to the west

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commune, and to the north Fizeșu Gherlii and Sânmartin communes. Țaga is crossed by the county road DJ 109C Cămărașu– Gherla, a road that connects the national roads

Apahida Apahida (; ; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Apahida, Bodrog (''Bodrog''), Câmpenești, Corpadea (''Kolozskorpád''), Dezmir (''Dezmér''), Pata (''Kolozspata''), Sânnicoară (''Szamosszentm ...

Reghin Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in Mureș County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the Mureș River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the Mureș county, just behind th ...

and the national road

Cluj-Napoca Cluj-Napoca ( ; ), or simply Cluj ( , ), is a city in northwestern Romania. It is the second-most populous city in the country and the seat of Cluj County. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest (), Budapest () and Belgrade ( ...

–Gherla– Dej.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002, there were 2,162 people living in this commune; of this population, 91.67% were ethnic

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, 6.15% ethnic

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, and 2.12% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Țaga had a population of 1,588; of those, 85.39% were Romanians, 4.79% Hungarians, and 3.02% Roma.

Natives

Ioan Chezan Ioan Chezan (born 14 August 1945) is a Romanian musician, flutist, and conductor. Biography He was born in 1945 in Sântejude, Cluj County Cluj County () is a county () of Romania, in Transylvania. Its seat is Cluj-Napoca. Name In Hungar ...

(born 1945), musician, flutist, and conductor *

Ioan-Aurel Pop Ioan-Aurel Pop (born 1 January 1955) is a Romanian historian. Pop was appointed Professor of History at Babeș-Bolyai University in 1996. He has since been Chairman of the Department of Medieval History and the History of Premodern Art at Babe� ...

(born 1955), historian

References

* ''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, File:Church in Taga, Cluj County.JPG, Church (Țaga) File:Traditional House in Taga, Cluj County.JPG, Traditional house (Țaga) File:Wass Castle in Taga, Cluj County.JPG, Wass Castle (Țaga) File:RO CJ Nasal 9.jpg, Reformed church, 15th century (Năsal) File:SantejudeCJ (47).JPG, Reformed church (Sântejude) File:RO CJ Santejude 2.jpg, Wooden church (Sântejude) Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub