Iclod

Iclod
Church of the Ascension in Iclod
Location in Cluj County
Iclod
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°59′00″N 23°48′30″E / 46.98333°N 23.80833°E / 46.98333; 23.80833
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1320
SubdivisionsFundătura, Iclod, Iclozel, Livada, Orman
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Emil Ioan Pîrțoc[1] (Ind.)
Area
67.93 km2 (26.23 sq mi)
Elevation
268 m (879 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,825
 • Density56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407335
Area code+(40) x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.primariaiclod.ro

Iclod (Hungarian: Nagyiklód; German: Grossikladen) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Fundătura (Szamosjenő), Iclod, Iclozel (Kisiklód), Livada (Dengeleg), and Orman (Ormány).

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there were 4,420 people living in this commune; of this population, 95.11% were ethnic Romanians, 2.55% ethnic Hungarians, and 2.26% ethnic Roma.[3] At the 2021 census, Iclod had a population of 3,825; of those, 85.46% were Romanians and 1.78% Roma.[4]

Natives

  • Ioan Bob (1739–1830), Bishop of Făgăraș and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church
  • Gheorghe Moceanu (1838–1909), physical education teacher

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 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. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
General
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7