Râșca, Cluj

Râșca
Râșca Transilvană Monastery
Location in Cluj County
Râșca
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°44′37.32″N 23°6′28.08″E / 46.7437000°N 23.1078000°E / 46.7437000; 23.1078000
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsDealu Mare, Lăpuștești, Mărcești, Râșca, Stațiunea Fântânele
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Alin Florin Abrudan (PSD)
Area
65.65 km2 (25.35 sq mi)
Elevation
930 m (3,050 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,180
 • Density18.0/km2 (46.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
407490
Area code(+40) 0264
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.primariarisca.ro

Râșca (Hungarian: Roska) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Dealu Mare, Lăpuștești (Felsőszamos), Mărcești, Râșca, and Stațiunea Fântânele.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 155—    
1880 238+53.5%
1900 327+37.4%
1910 345+5.5%
1920 351+1.7%
1930 1,813+416.5%
1941 2,491+37.4%
1956 2,551+2.4%
1966 2,572+0.8%
1977 2,664+3.6%
1992 2,109−20.8%
2002 1,814−14.0%
2011 1,446−20.3%
2021 1,180−18.4%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,180, of which 92.71% were Romanians.[2]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "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