Teaca

Teaca (German: Tekendorf,^[2] Hungarian: Teke) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Archiud (Arkeden bei Bistriz, Mezőerked), Budurleni (Budurló), Ocnița (Salzgruben, Mezőakna), Pinticu (Pintak, Szászpéntek), Teaca, and Viile Tecii (Großeidau, Kolozsnagyida).

Teaca
Commune
Wooden church in Budurleni
Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
Teaca Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°55′N 24°31′E
Country	Romania
County	Bistrița-Năsăud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Damian-Iustian Muntean (PSD)
Area	140.80 km2 (54.36 sq mi)
Elevation	349 m (1,145 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,991
• Density	35/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	427345
Area code	+(40) x59
Vehicle reg.	BN

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland, a historic region of northeastern Transylvania. Teaca lies at an altitude of 349 m (1,145 ft), on the banks of the river Dipșa and its right tributary, the river Pintic. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, 32 km (20 mi) from the county seat, Bistrița, on the border with Mureș County.

Teaca is crossed by national road DN15A [ro] (part of European route E578), which joins Reghin (28 km (17 mi) to the southeast, in Mureș County) to Bistrița.

At the 2021 census, Teaca had a population of 4,991; of those, 60.25% were Romanians, 26.21% Roma, and 5.95% Hungarians.^[3]