Iara (; ) is a commune in the southern part of

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 thirteen villages: Agriș (''Ruhaegres''), Borzești (''Berkes''), Buru (''Borrév''), Cacova Ierii (''Aranyosivánfalva''), Făgetu Ierii (''Bikalat''), Iara, Lungești (''Szurdoklunzsest''), Măgura Ierii (''Járamagura''), Mașca (''Macskakő''), Ocolișel (''Felsőaklos''), Surduc (''Járaszurdok''), Valea Agrișului (''Egrespatak''), and Valea Vadului (''Vádpatak'').

Demographics

According to the census from 2002, the commune had a population of 4,704, of which 90.68% were ethnic

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, ...

, 6.01% ethnic Roma, and 3.16% ethnic

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 ...

. At the 2021 census, Iara had a population of 3,577; of those, 83.45% were Romanians and 6.96% Roma.

References

Communes in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania Mining communities in Romania {{ClujCounty-geo-stub