Cătina (; ) 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 six villages: Cătina, Copru (''Kapor''), Feldioara (''Melegföldvár''), Hagău (''Hágótanya''), Hodaie, and Valea Caldă (''Melegvölgyitanya'').
Demographics
According to the 2002 census, the commune had 2,203 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 75.71% of the population,
Hungarians
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made up 20.83%, and
Roma made up 3.40%.
At the
2021 census, Cătina had a population of 1,567; of those, 74.92% were Romanians, 16.27% Hungarians, and 4.4% Roma.
Natives
*
Jenő Barcsay (1900–1988), painter
References
Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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