Cleja

Cleja
Commune
Coordinates: 46°24′3″N 26°4′26″E / 46.40083°N 26.07389°ECoordinates: 46°24′3″N 26°4′26″E / 46.40083°N 26.07389°E
Country  Romania
County Bacău County
Status Commune
Population (2011)
  Total 6,621
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Cleja (Hungarian: Klézse) is a commune in Bacău County, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cleja, Somuşca (Somoska) and Valea Mică (Pokolpatak).

In 2011, the commune had a population of 6621: 94.41% ethnic Romanians, 2.43% Hungarians and Csangos. At the 2002 census, 97.8% of residents were Roman Catholic, 1.6% Romanian Orthodox and 0.2% Pentecostal.

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