Iara, Cluj

Iara
Commune
View of the village of Agriș
Location in Cluj County
Location on Romania map
Coordinates: 46°33′0″N 23°31′0″E / 46.55000°N 23.51667°ECoordinates: 46°33′0″N 23°31′0″E / 46.55000°N 23.51667°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj County
Status	Commune
Settled	1176
Commune seat	Iara
Villages	Agriș, Borzești, Buru, Cacova Ierii, Făgetu Ierii, Iara, Lungești, Măgura Ierii, Mașca, Ocolișel, Surduc, Valea Agrișului, Valea Vadului
Government
• Mayor	Ioan Dorin Popa
Area
• Total	143.87 km^2 (55.55 sq mi)
Elevation	465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
• Total	4,554
• Density	32/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	+40 x64[2]
Website	http://www.cjcluj.ro/iara/

Iara (Hungarian: Alsójára; German: Jahren) is a commune in the southern part of Cluj County, 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 total population of the commune was 4,704 people. Of this population, 90.68% were ethnic Romanians, 6.01% ethnic Romani and 3.16% are ethnic Hungarians.^[3]

References

1. "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2008.
2. x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3. http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2338