Băișoara

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Liviu Ghib^[1] (PNL)Area

111.04 km² (42.87 sq mi)Elevation

506 m (1,660 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

1,748 • Density16/km² (41/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407065

Area code+40 x64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitewww.primariabaisoara.ro

Băișoara (Hungarian: Járabánya; German: Kleingrub, Ginsdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Băișoara, Frăsinet, Moara de Pădure, Muntele Băișorii (Bányahavas), Muntele Bocului (Bikalathavas), Muntele Cacovei (Havastelep), Muntele Filii (Felsőfülehavas), Muntele Săcelului (Asszonyfalvahavas), and Săcel (Havasasszonyfalva).

Since 2000, following important improvements of the local infrastructure it was officially declared a winter sports resort.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there were 2,330 people living in this town; of this population, 97.51% were ethnic Romanians, 1.67% ethnic Romani, and 0.72% ethnic Hungarians.^[3] At the 2021 census, the population of Băișoara had decreased to 1,748; of those, 85.01% were Romanians and 2.23% Roma.^[4]

Natives

Victor Felea (1923 – 1993), poet, essayist, and literary critic

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Structura Etno-demografică a României
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.