Pălatca (; ) 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 five villages: Băgaciu (''Kisbogács''), Mureșenii de Câmpie (formerly ''Imbuz''; ''Omboztelke''), Pălatca, Petea (''Magyarpete''), and Sava (''Mezőszava'').
Demographics
According to the
census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,374 people living in this commune; of this population, 71.90% 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, ...
, 23.87% were ethnic
Hungarians
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, and 4.14% ethnic
Roma.
At the
2021 census, Pălatca had a population of 1,133, of which 60.46% were Romanians, 21.54% Hungarians, and 11.65% Roma.
See also
*
Palatka Gypsy Band
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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