Călățele

Commune in Cluj, Romania

(2020–2024) Vasile Tripon^[1] (PNL)Area

74.69 km² (28.84 sq mi)Elevation

704 m (2,310 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

2,307 • Density31/km² (80/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

407135

Area code+(40) x64Vehicle reg.CJWebsitewww.primariacalatele.ro

Călățele (Hungarian: Kiskalota; German: Kelezel) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Călata (Nagykalota), Călățele, Călățele-Pădure, Dealu Negru (Bánffytelep), Finciu (Kalotaújfalu), and Văleni (Magyarvalkó).

Geography

The commune is situated in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 704 m (2,310 ft), on the banks of the river Călata. It is located in the western part of the county, in the Țara Călatei historical region of Transylvania, 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Huedin and 60 km (37 mi) west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Călățele is crossed by national road DN1R [ro], which connects it to Huedin and DN1 to the north and to Albac and DN75 [ro] to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,124	—
1880	2,479	+16.7%
1890	2,792	+12.6%
1900	4,139	+48.2%
1910	3,377	−18.4%
1920	3,729	+10.4%
1930	4,147	+11.2%
1941	4,647	+12.1%
1956	4,154	−10.6%
1966	4,139	−0.4%
1977	3,791	−8.4%
1992	2,906	−23.3%
2002	2,671	−8.1%
2011	2,243	−16.0%
2021	2,307	+2.9%
Source: Census data

According to the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,671 people living in this commune. Of this population, 80.98% were ethnic Romanians, 10.14% ethnic Hungarians, and 8.64% ethnic Roma.^[3] At the 2011 census, there were 2,243 inhabitants, of which 77.66% were Romanians, 10.88% Hungarians, and 8.34% Roma. At the 2021 census, Călățele had a population of 2,307; of those, 62.29% were Romanians, 16.91% Roma, and 8.67% Hungarians.^[4]

Natives

Corvin Radovici (1931 – 2017), chess player, International Master
Alexandru Roșca (1906 – 1996), psychologist and academic

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". Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.