Aghireșu

"Băgara" redirects here. For the village in Hunedoara County that formerly bore this name, see Vorța.

"Macău" redirects here. For the town in Hungary, see Makó.

Aghireșu (Hungarian: Egeres; German: Erldorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. Covering an area of 105.79 km² (40.85 sq mi), the commune is composed of eleven villages: Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici (Egeres-gyártelep), Arghișu (Argyas), Băgara (Bogártelke), Dâncu (Dank), Dorolțu (Nádasdaróc), Inucu (Inaktelke), Leghia (Jegenye), Macău (Mákófalva), Ticu (Forgácskút), and Ticu-Colonie (Ferencbánya).

Aghireșu Egeres
Commune
Ruins of Aghireșu castle
Location in Cluj County
Aghireșu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°52′21″N 23°14′30″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1263
Subdivisions	Aghireșu, Aghireșu-Fabrici, Arghișu, Băgara, Dâncu, Dorolțu, Inucu, Leghia, Macău, Ticu, Ticu-Colonie
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Sorinel-Gelu Lehene[1] (PNL)
Area	105.79 km2 (40.85 sq mi)
Elevation	447 m (1,467 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	5,691
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407005
Area code	+40 x64[3]
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	aghiresu.ro

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Aghireșu had a population of 7,116; Romanians made up 51.9% of the population, Hungarians made up 36.7%, and Roma made up 8.0%.^[4] At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,691; of those, 53.42% were Romanians, 31.96% Hungarians, and 5.43% Roma.^[5]

Natives

• Andrei Ianko (born 1958), wrestler