Căianu (; ) 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 ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is composed of six villages: Bărăi (''Báré''), Căianu, Căianu Mic (''Kiskályán''), Căianu-Vamă (''Kályánivám''), Vaida-Cămăraș (''Vajdakamarás''), and Văleni (''Lárgatanya'').

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, the commune had 2,355 inhabitants;

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

made up 58.13% of the population,

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

made up 36.26%, and Roma made up 2.55%.Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune
2011 census results,

Institutul Național de Statistică The National Institute of Statistics (, INS) is a Romanian government agency which is responsible for collecting national statistics, in fields such as geography, the economy, demographics and society. The institute is also responsible for conduct ...

, accessed 17 February 2020. At the 2021 census, Căianu had a population of 2,191; of those, 59.52% were Romanians, 30.58% Hungarians, and 2.51% Roma.

References

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