Ploscoș

Ploscoș (Hungarian: Palackos) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Crairât (Királyrét), Lobodaș (Labodás), Ploscoș, and Valea Florilor (Virágosvölgy).

Ploscoș
Commune
Saint Nicholas church in Ploscoș
Location in Cluj County
Ploscoș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°39′N 23°50′E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Crairât, Lobodaș, Ploscoș, Valea Florilor
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Ioan-Daniel Aitoneanu (PSD)
Area	41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Elevation	345 m (1,132 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	540
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407465
Area code	(+40) 0264
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	comunaploscos.ro

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1956	2,316	—
1966	2,291	−1.1%
1977	1,613	−29.6%
1992	862	−46.6%
2002	797	−7.5%
2011	677	−15.1%
2021	540	−20.2%
Source: Census data

According to the census from 2011, there were 677 people living in this commune; of this population, 98.08% were ethnic Romanians and 1.92% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Ploscoș had a population of 540, of which 89.26% were Romanians.^[2]