Tureni

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Cluj

| name = Tureni

| other_name =

| subdivisions = Ceanu Mic, Comșești, Mărtinești, Micești, Tureni

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| image_skyline = CheileTurului2008 02.jpg

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| image_caption = Cheile Turului

| image_map = Tureni jud Cluj.png

| map_caption = Location in Cluj County

| leader_name = Elena Daniela Mănăilă{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=16 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

| leader_party = PNL

| leader_term = 2020–2024

| coordinates = {{coord|46|37|23.16|N|23|42|12.24|E|type:city(2582)_region:RO|display=inline,title}}

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| elevation = 541

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| area_total = 74.04

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| population_total = auto

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| postal_code = 407560

| area_code = +40 x64

| website = {{URL|https://comunatureni.ro/}}

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Tureni ({{langx|hu|Tordatúr}}) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (Pusztacsán), Comșești (Komjátszeg), Mărtinești (Pusztaszentmárton), Micești (Mikes), and Tureni.

Geography

The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of {{cvt|541|m}}, on the banks of the river Valea Racilor. The {{ill|Turului Gorge|ro|Cheile Turului}} spans a length of {{cvt|1850|m}}, within a {{cvt|25|ha}} protected area of the commune.

Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, {{cvt|13|km}} northwest of Turda and {{cvt|22|km}} southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by national road DN1.

Demographics

At the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic Romanians, 23.86% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.33% ethnic Roma.{{Cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2370|title = Structura Etno-demografică a României}} At the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the 2021 census, Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.{{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

Adrian Dohotaru (born 1983), politician

References

{{Gallery

|File:RO CJ Tureni (5).JPG|Tureni townhall

|File:Biserica reformata din Tureni (3).JPG|Church in Tureni

|File:RO CJ Mărtinești (1).jpg|Church in Mărtinești

|File:A3 near Cheile Turului 2.JPG|A3 motorway near Cheile Turului

}}

Category:Communes in Cluj County

Category:Localities in Transylvania