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Commune in Cluj, Romania

Iara
Commune
View of the village of AgrișView of the village of Agriș
Location in Cluj CountyLocation in Cluj County
Iara is located in RomaniaIaraIaraLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°33′11″N 23°31′04″E / 46.55306°N 23.51778°E / 46.55306; 23.51778
Country Romania
County Cluj
Established 1176
Subdivisions Agriș, Borzești, Buru, Cacova Ierii, Făgetu Ierii, Iara, Lungești, Măgura Ierii, Mașca, Ocolișel, Surduc, Valea Agrișului, Valea Vadului
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024) Ioan Dorin Popa[1] (PNL)
Area 143.87 km2 (55.55 sq mi)
Elevation 465 m (1,526 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)[2] 3,577
• Density 24.86/km2 (64.39/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code 407315
Area code +(40) 0264
Vehicle reg. CJ
Website primariaiara.ro

Iara (Hungarian: Alsójára; German: Jahren) is a commune in the southern part of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Agriș (Ruhaegres), Borzești (Berkes), Buru (Borrév), Cacova Ierii (Aranyosivánfalva), Făgetu Ierii (Bikalat), Iara, Lungești (Szurdoklunzsest), Măgura Ierii (Járamagura), Mașca (Macskakő), Ocolișel (Felsőaklos), Surduc (Járaszurdok), Valea Agrișului (Egrespatak), and Valea Vadului (Vádpatak).

According to the census from 2002, the commune had a population of 4,704, of which 90.68% were ethnic Romanians, 6.01% ethnic Roma, and 3.16% ethnic Hungarians.[3] At the 2021 census, Iara had a population of 3,577; of those, 83.45% were Romanians and 6.96% Roma.[4]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.