Apahida
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Apahida is located in Romania
Apahida
Apahida
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°48′28″N 23°44′24″E / 46.80778°N 23.74000°E / 46.80778; 23.74000
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
Established1263
SubdivisionsApahida, Bodrog, Câmpeneşti, Corpadea, Dezmir, Pata, Sânnicoară, Sub Coastă
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Grigore Fati[1] (PSD)
Area
106.02 km2 (40.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
17,239
  Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
407035
Area code+40 x64
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitewww.primaria-apahida.ro

Apahida (Hungarian: Apahida; German: Bruckendorf; Latin: Pons Abbatis) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Apahida, Bodrog (Bodrog), Câmpenești, Corpadea (Kolozskorpád), Dezmir (Dezmér), Pata (Kolozspata), Sânnicoară (Szamosszentmiklós) and Sub Coastă (Telekfarka).

In 1889 and 1968 two rich archaeological treasures were discovered here. Apahida is an important road junction in Cluj County, as it links Cluj County with Mureș County, through DN16. It also provides quick access (approximately 20 minutes) from Cluj-Napoca to Băile Cojocna, famous for its salt waters and their curing properties.

Demographics

At the 2021 Romanian census,[3] Apahida had a population of 17,239. Of this population, 80.07% were ethnic Romanians, 3.7% were ethnic Hungarians, and 1.9% ethnic Romani.

People

  • Ioan Lemeni (1780–1861), prelate, Bishop of Făgăraș and Primate of the Romanian Greek Catholic Church

Notes

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Results of 2021 census". INS. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
Apahida monument
Wooden church in Câmpenești
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