Cleja

Cleja
DN2 entering the village of Cleja
Location in Bacău County
Cleja
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°24′N 26°55′E / 46.400°N 26.917°E / 46.400; 26.917
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Petru Iștoc[1] (PNL)
Area
54.71 km2 (21.12 sq mi)
Elevation
161 m (528 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
5,320
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
607105
Area code+(40) 234
Vehicle reg.BC
Websiteprimariacleja.ro

Cleja (Hungarian: Klézse) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cleja, Somușca (Somoska), and Valea Mică (Pokolpatak).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 6,864—    
2011 6,621−3.5%
2021 5,320−19.6%
Source: Census data

At the 2002 census, the commune had 6,864 residents; 97.8% were Roman Catholic, 1.6% Romanian Orthodox, and 0.2% Pentecostal. At the 2011 census, Cleja had a population of 6,621; of those, 92.09% were ethnic Romanians, 2.19% Csángós, and 2.16% Hungarians. By the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 5,320, of which 86.47% were Romanians and 6.2% Hungarians.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.