Tureni

For the Ukrainian village called Țureni in Romanian, see Tsuren.

Tureni (Hungarian: Tordatúr) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (Pusztacsán), Comșești (Komjátszeg), Mărtinești (Pusztaszentmárton), Micești (Mikes), and Tureni.

Tureni
Commune
Cheile Turului
Location in Cluj County
Tureni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°37′23.16″N 23°42′12.24″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Ceanu Mic, Comșești, Mărtinești, Micești, Tureni
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Elena Daniela Mănăilă[1] (PNL)
Area	74.04 km2 (28.59 sq mi)
Elevation	541 m (1,775 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	2,264
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407560
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	comunatureni.ro

Geography

The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 541 m (1,775 ft), on the banks of the river Valea Racilor. The Turului Gorge [ro] spans a length of 1,850 m (6,070 ft), within a 25 ha (62 acres) protected area of the commune.

Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, 13 km (8.1 mi) northwest of Turda and 22 km (14 mi) southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by national road DN1.

Demographics

At the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic Romanians, 23.86% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.33% ethnic Roma.^[3] At the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the 2021 census, Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.^[4]

Natives

• Adrian Dohotaru (born 1983), politician