Tureni is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (Pusztacsán), Comșești (Komjátszeg), Mărtinești (Pusztaszentmárton), Micești (Mikes), and Tureni.

Geography

The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 541 m, on the banks of the river Valea Racilor. The Turului Gorge spans a length of 1850 m, within a 25 ha protected area of the commune. Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area, 13 km northwest of Turda and 22 km southeast of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by national road DN1.

Demographics

At the census from 2002, there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic Romanians, 23.86% ethnic Hungarians, and 4.33% ethnic Roma. At the 2011 census, there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the 2021 census, Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.

Natives