Mănăstireni

Mănăstireni
Calvinist church in Mănăstireni
Location in Cluj County
Mănăstireni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°46′53″N 23°4′59″E / 46.78139°N 23.08306°E / 46.78139; 23.08306
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsArdeova, Bedeciu, Bica, Dretea, Mănăstireni, Mănășturu Românesc
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Ioan Condor (PSD)
Area
63 km2 (24 sq mi)
Elevation
727 m (2,385 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,174
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
407370
Area code(+40) 0264
Vehicle reg.CJ

Mănăstireni (Hungarian: Magyargyerőmonostor; German: Ungarisch-Klosterdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania, located on the Căpuș River. It is composed of six villages: Ardeova (Erdőfalva), Bedeciu (Bedecs), Bica (Kalotabikal), Dretea (Deréte), Mănăstireni, and Mănășturu Românesc (Felsőgyerőmonostor).

The commune is known for its churches, some of them made in wood.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 3,839—    
1880 4,638+20.8%
1890 5,141+10.8%
1900 5,547+7.9%
1910 6,202+11.8%
1920 6,227+0.4%
1930 4,893−21.4%
1941 4,762−2.7%
1956 4,126−13.4%
1966 3,383−18.0%
1977 2,972−12.1%
1992 2,227−25.1%
2002 1,809−18.8%
2011 1,481−18.1%
2021 1,174−20.7%
Source: Census data

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,809 people living in this commune; of this population, 85.90% were ethnic Romanians, 10.94% ethnic Hungarians, and 3.15% ethnic Roma.[2] A the 2021 census, Mănăstireni had a population of 1,174; of those, 75.3% were Romanians, 10.82% Hungarians, and 2.9% Roma.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7