Iara, Cluj

Iara
Commune
View of the village of Agriș
Location in Cluj County
Iara Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°33′11″N 23°31′04″E / 46.55306°N 23.51778°E / 46.55306; 23.51778
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1176
Subdivisions	Agriș, Borzești, Buru, Cacova Ierii, Făgetu Ierii, Iara, Lungești, Măgura Ierii, Mașca, Ocolișel, Surduc, Valea Agrișului, Valea Vadului
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Dorin Popa[2] (PNL)
Area	143.87 km^2 (55.55 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,577
• Density	24.86/km^2 (64.39/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	407315
Area code	+(40) 0264
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	primariaiara.ro

Iara (Hungarian: Alsójára; German: Jahren) is a commune in the southern part of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Agriș (Ruhaegres), Borzești (Berkes), Buru (Borrév), Cacova Ierii (Aranyosivánfalva), Făgetu Ierii (Bikalat), Iara, Lungești (Szurdoklunzsest), Măgura Ierii (Járamagura), Mașca (Macskakő), Ocolișel (Felsőaklos), Surduc (Járaszurdok), Valea Agrișului (Egrespatak), and Valea Vadului (Vádpatak).

Demographics

According to the census from 2002, the commune had a population of 4,704, of which 90.68% were ethnic Romanians, 6.01% ethnic Roma, and 3.16% ethnic Hungarians.^[3] At the 2021 census, Iara had a population of 3,577; of those, 83.45% were Romanians and 6.96% Roma.^[4]

References

1. "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
2. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
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.

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  Archangels church in Borzești
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  Buru
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  Wooden church in Ocolișel
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  Valea Vadului