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
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,
Romania
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. 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
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, 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
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