Vultureni () 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 six villages: Băbuțiu (''Báboc''), Bădești (''Bádok''), Chidea (''Kide''), Făureni (''Kolozskovácsi''), Șoimeni (''Sólyomkő''), and Vultureni.

Geography

The commune is located in the central-north part of the county, from the county seat,

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. It lies on the banks of the river

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and its right tributary, the river Șoimeni.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,568 people living in this commune; of those, 84.69% were ethnic

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, 11.73% ethnic

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, and 3.50% ethnic

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. At the 2011 census, Vultureni had a population of 1,516, of which 80.28% were Romanians, 10.95% Hungarians, and 6% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had 1,535 inhabitants; of those, 78.18% were Romanians, 7.04% Hungarians, and 6.12% Roma.

Natives

* András Kovács (1925–2017), Hungarian film director and screenwriter * Jacob Salomon (1916–1963), member of the Haganah and Palmach

References

Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub