Florești, Cluj
Commune in Cluj, Romania
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Florești (known as Feneșu Săsesc until 1924;[3] Hungarian: Szászfenes; German: Sächsisch Fenesch[4]) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Florești, Luna de Sus (Magyarlóna), and Tăuți (Kolozstótfalu) and is part of the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, being located less than 8 km (5 mi) west of Cluj-Napoca on DN1.
Florești | |
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  Florești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′51″N 23°29′27″E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Cluj |
| Subdivisions | Florești, Luna de Sus, Tăuți |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Bogdan-Nicolae Pivariu[1] (PNL) |
Area | 61.29 km2 (23.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 371 m (1,217 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 52,735 |
| • Density | 860.4/km2 (2,228/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 407280 |
| Area code | +(40) x64 |
| Vehicle reg. | CJ |
| Website | floresticluj |
Benefiting from its proximity to Cluj-Napoca, the commune has seen a substantial development since the early 2000s, mainly due to several new residential developments. With 52,735 inhabitants, it was the most populous commune in Romania recorded at the 2021 census.[5]
Geography
Florești is located on the river Someșul Mic, in the centre of Cluj County, less than 12 km from the county capital, Cluj-Napoca, and 7 km from the commune of Gilău, on the Romanian National Road DN1.
Demographics
According to the 2021 census, the commune has 52,735 inhabitants, meaning that an increase of 131.1% was recorded since the previous census of 2011, when 22,813 inhabitants were recorded. In terms of ethnic structure, the commune's population is composed of 70.6% Romanians, 8.9% Hungarians, and 1.21% Roma.
Historical population
The historical population of the entire commune as recorded by the official censuses, and projected to the present-day administrative unit, was as follows:[6][7][8]
| Year | Total | Romanians | Hungarians | Roma |
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| 1850 | 3,009 | 1,549 | 1,197 | 227 |
| 1880 | 3,655 | 1,761 | 1,546 | n/a |
| 1890 | 4,058 | 2,032 | 1,755 | n/a |
| 1900 | 4,435 | 2,260 | 1,995 | n/a |
| 1910 | 4,702 | 2,420 | 2,044 | n/a |
| 1920 | 4,956 | 2,567 | 2,251 | n/a |
| 1930 | 5,280 | 2,706 | 2,194 | 327 |
| 1941 | 6,086 | 2,612 | 3,364 | 95 |
| 1956 | 5,586 | 3,060 | 2,231 | 289 |
| 1966 | 6,012 | 3,248 | 2,399 | 369 |
| 1977 | 6,865 | 3,668 | 2,385 | 809 |
| 1992 | 6,088 | 3,439 | 2,020 | 626 |
| 2002 | 7,470 | 4,516 | 2,057 | 888 |
| 2011 | 22,813 | 17,154 | 3,276 | 1,116 |
| 2021[9] | 52,735 | 37,283 | 4,714 | 642 |
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