Cleja

Coordinates: 46°24′N 26°55′E / 46.400°N 26.917°E / 46.400; 26.917
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Cleja
Location in Bacău County
Location in Bacău County
Cleja is located in Romania
Cleja
Cleja
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°24′N 26°55′E / 46.400°N 26.917°E / 46.400; 26.917
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Petru Iștoc[1] (PNL)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
5,320
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BC

Cleja (Hungarian: Klézse) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cleja, Somușca (Somoska) and Valea Mică (Pokolpatak).

In 2011, the commune had a population of 6621: 94.41% ethnic Romanians, 2.43% Hungarians and Csangos. At the 2002 census, 97.8% of residents were Roman Catholic, 1.6% Romanian Orthodox and 0.2% Pentecostal.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.