Jichișu de Jos

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Cluj

|name = Jichișu de Jos

|subdivisions = Codor, Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus, Șigău

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|image_skyline = RO CJ Biserica ortodoxă din Jichișu de Jos (4).jpg

|image_caption = Archangels' church in Jichișu de Jos

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|image_map = Jichisu de Jos jud Cluj.png

|map_caption = Location in Cluj County

|leader_name = Ioan Moncea{{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 = PNL

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|47|08|06|N|23|48|11|E|type:commune_region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|established_date = 1292

|elevation = 322

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|area_total = 43.26

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|population_total = auto

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|postal_code = 407345

|area_code = +(40) x64

|website = {{URL|https://www.comunajichisudejos.ro/}}

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Jichișu de Jos ({{langx|hu|Alsógyékényes}}; {{langx|de|Unterrohrbach}}) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Codor (Kodor), Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus (Felsőgyékényes), Șigău (Sajgó), and Tărpiu (Szekerestörpény).

The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of {{cvt|322|m}}, on the banks of the river Salca. It is located in northern Cluj County, just west of the city of Dej and {{cvt|60|km}} north of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,327 people living in this commune; of this population, 99.54% were ethnic Romanians, 0.30% ethnic Roma, and 0.15% ethnic Hungarians.{{Cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2341|title = Structura Etno-demografică a României}} At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,152, with 98.18% being Romanians. At the 2021 census, Jichișu de Jos had a population of 1,049; of those, 92.85% were Romanians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

Natives

Ștefan Cicio Pop (1865 – 1934), politician

References

{{Gallery

|File:Monumentul eroilor din Codor.jpg|World Wars memorial in Codor

|File:RO CJ Biserica greco-catolică din Jichișu de Sus (1) 02.jpg|Greek Catholic church in Jichișu de Sus

|File:RO CJ Biserica Sfinții Arhangheli din Șigău (2).jpg|Archangels' church in Șigău

|File:Tărpiu.jpg|Archangels' church in Tărpiu

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Category:Communes in Cluj County

Category:Localities in Transylvania