Ploscoș
Ploscoș | |
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Saint Nicholas church in Ploscoș | |
Location in Cluj County | |
Ploscoș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 23°50′E / 46.650°N 23.833°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Crairât, Lobodaș, Ploscoș, Valea Florilor |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Ioan-Daniel Aitoneanu (PSD) |
Area | 41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 540 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 407465 |
| Area code | (+40) 0264 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | comunaploscos |
Ploscoș (Hungarian: Palackos) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Crairât (Királyrét), Lobodaș (Labodás), Ploscoș, and Valea Florilor (Virágosvölgy).
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1956 | 2,316 | — |
| 1966 | 2,291 | −1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,613 | −29.6% |
| 1992 | 862 | −46.6% |
| 2002 | 797 | −7.5% |
| 2011 | 677 | −15.1% |
| 2021 | 540 | −20.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the census from 2011, there were 677 people living in this commune; of this population, 98.08% were ethnic Romanians and 1.92% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Ploscoș had a population of 540, of which 89.26% were Romanians.[2]
References
- Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7
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Crairât
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Entrance to Ploscoș
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Wooden church in Valea Florilor
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Valea Florilor train station