Țaga

Țaga
Commune
Wooden church (1804) in Năsal
Location in Cluj County
Țaga Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°56′44.52″N24°3′33.84″E / 46.9457000°N 24.0594000°E / 46.9457000; 24.0594000
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Năsal, Sântioana, Sântejude, Sântejude-Vale, Țaga
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Romulus Mârza [1] (PNL)
Area	100.01 km2 (38.61 sq mi)
Elevation	313 m (1,027 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01) [2]	1,588
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407565
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	primariataga.ro

Țaga (Hungarian: Cege; German: Zegen) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Năsal (Noszoly), Sântejude (Vasasszentegyed), Sântejude-Vale (Vasasszentegyedi völgy), Sântioana (Vasasszentiván), and Țaga.

Geography

The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, having as neighbors: to the east Bistrița-Năsăud County and Chiochiș commune, to the south Geaca and Pălatca communes, to the west Sic commune, and to the north Fizeșu Gherlii and Sânmartin communes. Țaga is crossed by the county road DJ 109C Cămărașu–Gherla, a road that connects the national roads Apahida-Reghin and the national road Cluj-Napoca–Gherla–Dej.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002, there were 2,162 people living in this commune; of this population, 91.67% were ethnic Romanians, 6.15% ethnic Hungarians, and 2.12% ethnic Roma. ^[3] At the 2021 census, Țaga had a population of 1,588; of those, 85.39% were Romanians, 4.79% Hungarians, and 3.02% Roma. ^[4]

Natives

• Ioan Chezan (born 1945), musician, flutist, and conductor
• Ioan-Aurel Pop (born 1955), historian

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
4. "Populaţia 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

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  Church (Țaga)
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  Traditional house (Țaga)
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  Wass Castle (Țaga)
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  Reformed church, 15th century (Năsal)
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  Reformed church (Sântejude)
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  Wooden church (Sântejude)