Cămărașu

Cămărașu (Hungarian: Pusztakamarás; German: Kammerischdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cămărașu, Năoiu (Novoly), and Sâmboleni (Mezőszombattelke).

Cămărașu
Commune
Reformed church în Cămărașu village
Coat of arms
Location in Cluj County
Cămărașu Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°47′35″N 24°7′45″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Established	1322
Subdivisions	Cămărașu, Năoiu, Sâmboleni
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Iancu Marcel Mocean[1] (Ind.)
Area	51 km2 (20 sq mi)
Elevation	360 m (1,180 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	2,591
• Density	51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407140
Area code	+(40) x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	www.primariacamarasu.ro

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 360 m (1,180 ft), on the banks of the rivers Fizeș and Frata. It is located in the eastern part of Cluj County, 45 km (28 mi) from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud and Mureș counties. Its neighbors are: Budești commune to the east, the town of Sărmașu to the east and south, Mociu commune to the west, and Cătina commune to the north.

Cămărașu is crossed by national road DN16 [ro], which starts in Cluj-Napoca and ends in Reghin, 56 km (35 mi) to the east.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,983	—
1880	1,773	−10.6%
1900	2,492	+40.6%
1910	2,658	+6.7%
1920	2,495	−6.1%
1930	3,028	+21.4%
1941	3,361	+11.0%
1956	4,145	+23.3%
1966	4,149	+0.1%
1977	3,729	−10.1%
1992	2,705	−27.5%
2002	2,782	+2.8%
2011	2,655	−4.6%
2021	2,591	−2.4%
Source: Census data

According to the census in 2002, there was a population of 2,782, of whom 77.74% were ethnic Romanians, 15.09% ethnic Roma, and 7.15% ethnic Hungarians.^[3] At the 2021 census, Cămărașu had a population of 2,591; of those, 65.03% were Romanians, 23.04% Roma, and 3.98% Hungarians.^[4]

Natives

• András Sütő (1927–2006), writer