Petreștii de Jos

Petreștii de Jos (Hungarian: Magyarpeterd; German: Ungarisch-Petersdorf) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Crăești (Pusztaszentkirály), Deleni (Indal), Livada (Tordaegres), Petreștii de Jos, Petreștii de Mijloc (Középpeterd), Petreștii de Sus (Felsőpeterd), and Plaiuri (Tordahagymás).

Petreștii de Jos
Commune
Orthodox church in Petreștii de Sus
Coat of arms
Location in Cluj County
Petreștii de Jos Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 23°39′19″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Crăești, Deleni, Livada, Petreștii de Jos, Petreștii de Mijloc, Petreștii de Sus, Plaiuri
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Teodora-Roxana Teutișan[1] (AUR)
Area	72.61 km2 (28.03 sq mi)
Elevation	474 m (1,555 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,391
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407455
Area code	(+40) 0264
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	petrestiidejos.ro

Demographics

According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,512 people living in this commune, of which 93.25% were ethnic Romanians and 2.58% ethnic Roma.^[3] At the 2021 census, Petreștii de Jos had a population of 1,391; of those, 88.86% were Romanians.^[4]