Baciu

Baciu
Kisbács
—  Commune  —
Baciu Roman Catholic church

Coat of arms
Location of the settlement on Cluj County map
Location on Romania map
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Cluj County
Status Commune
Settled 1263
Commune seat Baciu
Villages Baciu, Coruşu, Mera, Popeşti, Rădaia, Săliştea Nouă, Suceagu
Government
 • Mayor Pop Ioan
Area
 • Total 87.51 km2 (33.8 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2007)[1]
 • Total 8,393
 • Density 95.9/km2 (248.4/sq mi)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 407055
Area code(s) +40 x64[2]
Website http://www.primariabaciu.ro

Baciu (Hungarian: Kisbács; German: Botschendorf) is a commune in Cluj County, located in the region of Transylvania, in the northwestern part of Romania. Baciu lies a short distance from the county seat of Cluj-Napoca. It is composed of seven villages: Baciu, Coruşu, Mera, Popeşti, Rădaia, Săliştea Nouă and Suceagu.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census, 56.08% of the population of Baciu were Romanians, 34.89% were Hungarians and 8.92% were Roma people.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Population as of July 1, 2007" (in Romanian). INSSE. April 4, 2008. http://www.insse.ro/cms/rw/resource/populatia_stab_1%20iulie2007.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-04. 
  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=2307