Ploscoș () 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
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of four villages: Crairât (''Királyrét''), Lobodaș (''Labodás''), Ploscoș, and Valea Florilor (''Virágosvölgy'').
Demographics
According to the
census from 2011, there were 677 people living in this commune; of this population, 98.08% 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, ...
and 1.92% ethnic
Roma. At the
2021 census, Ploscoș had a population of 540, of which 89.26% were Romanians.
References
*''Atlasul localităților județului Cluj'' (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca,
Communes in Cluj County
Localities in Transylvania
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