Baciu

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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Cluj

|name = Baciu

|other_name = Kisbács

|subdivisions = Baciu, Corușu, Mera, Popești, Rădaia, Săliștea Nouă, Suceagu

|image_flag =

|flag_size =

|image_shield = ROU CJ Baciu CoA.jpg

|shield_size =

|image_skyline = Baciu,Cluj-DSCF3553.JPG

|image_caption = Panoramic view of Baciu

|image_map = Baciu jud Cluj.png

|map_caption = Location in Cluj County

|leader_name = János Balázs{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=11 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = UDMR

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|46|47|34|N|23|31|30|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|established_date = 1263

|elevation = 357

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 87.51

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 407055

|area_code = +40 x64

|website = {{URL|https://www.primaria-baciu.ro/}}

|footnotes =

}}

Baciu ({{langx|hu|Kisbács}} or Bács; {{langx|de|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, Corușu (Nádaskóród), Mera (Méra), Popești (Nádaspapfalva), Rădaia (Andrásháza), Săliștea Nouă (Csonkatelep), and Suceagu (Szucság).

The commune is located in the central part of the county, in the region called Țara Călatei, just west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. The river Nadăș (a left tributary of the Someșul Mic) flows through Baciu.

Demographics

According to the 2021 census, Baciu had a population of 13,922; of those, 58.6% were ethnic Romanians, 22.4% were ethnic Hungarians, and 3.1% were ethnic Romani.[https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Tabel-2.02.1-si-Tabel-2.02.2.xlsx Tabel 2.02.1 si Tabel 2.02.2], 2021 census results, National Institute of Statistics (Romania), accessed 23 December 2023.

Natives

Notes

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{{Gallery

|File:RO CJ Mera 3.jpg|Reformed church in Mera

|File:Biserica din Buzas.jpg|Romanian Orthodox wooden church in Săliștea Nouă

|File:Biserica greco-catolică, RO CJ Salistea Noua (9).jpg|Greek-Catholic church in Săliștea Nouă

|File:Gara Baciu Triaj.jpg|Baciu train station

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Category:Communes in Cluj County

Category:Localities in Transylvania

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