Petreștii de Jos

Petreștii de Jos
Orthodox church in Petreștii de Sus
Orthodox church in Petreștii de Sus
Coat of arms of Petreștii de Jos
Location in Cluj County
Location in Cluj County
Petreștii de Jos is located in Romania
Petreștii de Jos
Petreștii de Jos
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°34′51″N 23°39′19″E / 46.58083°N 23.65528°E / 46.58083; 23.65528
CountryRomania
CountyCluj
SubdivisionsCrăești, Deleni, Livada, Petreștii de Jos, Petreștii de Mijloc, Petreștii de Sus, Plaiuri
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Teodora-Roxana Teutișan[2] (AUR)
Area
72.61 km2 (28.03 sq mi)
Elevation
474 m (1,555 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,391
 • Density19.16/km2 (49.62/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
407455
Area code(+40) 0264
Vehicle reg.CJ
Websitepetrestiidejos.ro

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).

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]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Conducere > Primar". petrestiidejos.ro (in Romanian). Petreștii de Jos town hall. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  4. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7