Jucu
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | commune |
| county | Cluj |
| name | Jucu |
| subdivisions | Gădălin, Juc-Herghelie, Jucu de Mijloc, Jucu de Sus, Vișea |
| image_shield | ROU CJ Jucu CoA.PNG |
| image_skyline | RO CJ Jucu de Mijloc (14).jpg |
| image_caption | Orthodox church in Jucu de Mijloc |
| image_map | Jucu jud Cluj.png |
| map_caption | Location in Cluj County |
| leader_name | Valentin-Dorel Pojar |
| leader_party | PSD |
| term | 2020–2024 |
| coordinates | |
| elevation | 325 |
| area_total | 85.13 |
| population_total | auto |
| postal_code | 407354 |
| area_code | +40 x64 |
| website | |
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Jucu (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk), and Vișea (Visa).
Economy
In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4,000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.
German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.
Population
According to the census from 2011, there were 4,270 people living in Jucu; of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% ethnic Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,349; of those, 80.2% were Romanians and 8.6% Hungarians.
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| Census | Ethnicity | Year | Population | Romanians | Hungarians | Germans | Roma people | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2529 | 2126 | 242 | 2 | 109 | 50 | ||
| 1880 | 2584 | 2029 | 437 | 6 | 112 | |||
| 1890 | 3055 | 2404 | 601 | 6 | 44 | |||
| 1900 | 3314 | 2608 | 648 | 29 | 29 | |||
| 1910 | 3799 | 3010 | 737 | 7 | 45 | |||
| 1920 | 3893 | 3266 | 575 | 52 | ||||
| 1930 | 4382 | 3691 | 630 | 4 | 33 | 24 | ||
| 1930 | 4382 | 3649 | 635 | 4 | 68 | 26 | ||
| 1941 | 5238 | 4295 | 909 | 6 | 10 | 18 | ||
| 1956 | 5841 | 5027 | 773 | 2 | 33 | 6 | ||
| 1966 | 5452 | 4760 | 690 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2002 | 4086 | 3524 | 516 | 1 | 43 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | 4270 | |||||||
| 2021 | 5349 | |||||||
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Buildings and administration
High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.
Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.
Natives
- George Bariț (1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania
References
|File:Scoala, Jucu de Sus.JPG|Kemény castle in Jucu |Image:Visea.jpg|Winter in Vișea |Image:Visea1.jpg|Lifestyle in Vișea |Image:Nokia Factory Jucu - panoramio.jpg | Former Nokia Factory
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau.
- Florescu, Remus. (May 8, 2017). "România lucrului prost făcut. Jucu, "comuna Nokia", are două baze sportive de milioane, dar nu are canalizare". [[Adevărul]].
- "Bosch opens training center for students near Cluj".
- (31 May 2023). "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021". [[National Institute of Statistics (Romania).
- [http://varga.adatbank.transindex.ro/?pg=3&action=etnik&id=5626 Varga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992)]
- [http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2342 Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center]
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