Cămărașu (; ) 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
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. It is composed of three villages: Cămărașu, Năoiu (''Novoly''), and Sâmboleni (''Mezőszombattelke'').
Geography
The commune is situated on the
Transylvanian Plateau
The Transylvanian Plateau (; ) is a plateau in central Romania.
Description
The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern, Southern ...
, at an altitude of , on the banks of the rivers
Fizeș and
Frata. It is located in the eastern part of Cluj County, from the county seat,
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 ( ...
, on the border with
Bistrița-Năsăud and
Mureș counties. Its neighbors are:
Budești commune to the east, the town of
Sărmașu to the east and south,
Mociu commune to the west, and
Cătina commune to the north.
Cămărașu is crossed by
national road
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, which starts in Cluj-Napoca and ends in
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 ...
, to the east.
Demographics
According to the
census in 2002, there was a population of 2,782, of whom 77.74% were ethnic
Romanians
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, 15.09% ethnic
Roma, and 7.15% ethnic
Hungarians
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.
At the
2021 census, Cămărașu had a population of 2,591; of those, 65.03% were Romanians, 23.04% Roma, and 3.98% Hungarians.
Natives
*
András Sütő (1927–2006), writer
References
External links
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Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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