Cluj-Napoca

46°46′N 23°35′E / 46.767°N 23.583°E / 46.767; 23.583

Cluj-Napoca
City
From left: St. Michael's Church • Romanian National Opera • Tailors' Bastion • Mihai Viteazul Square • Cluj Arena
Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca
Coat of arms
Nickname(s): 
Treasure City
(Romanian: orașul comoară; Hungarian: kincses város)
Country Romania
County Cluj
Metropolitan areaCluj-Napoca metropolitan area
StatusCounty capital
Founded1213 (first official record as Clus)
Government
 • MayorEmil Boc (PNL)
 • Deputy MayorGheorghe Șurubaru (PNL)
 • Deputy MayorAnna Horváth (UDMR)
Area
 • City179.5 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,537.5 km2 (593.6 sq mi)
Elevation
340 m (1,120 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • City324,576
 • Estimate 
(2016)
321,687
 • Density1,808/km2 (4,680/sq mi)
 • Metro
411,379
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
400xyz1
Area code+40 x642
Car PlatesCJ-N3
Websiteprimariaclujnapoca.ro
1x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3used just on the plates of vehicles that operate only within the city limits (such as trolley buses, trams, utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.)

Cluj-Napoca (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/ⓘ; Hungarian: Kolozsvár; German: Klausenburg; Latin: Napoca, Castrum Clus, Claudiopolis; Yiddish: קלויזנבורג), until 1974 Cluj, is the third biggest city in Romania, and is the capital city of Cluj County, in the north-western part of Transylvania. Bucharest is about 330 kilometers away from Cluj-Napoca. About 330,000 people live in the city. It also has some famous universities and a rich history as the capital city of Transylvania.

In the west of Cluj-Napoca is the Hoia-Baciu Forest. There is a bicycle park and other sport activities like paintball, airsoft or archery.

References

  1. ↑ "Portretul unui oraș" (in Romanian). Clujeanul. 21 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  2. ↑ "A kincses város" (in Hungarian). UFI. December 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-09-02. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
  3. ↑ "Comunicat de presă privind rezultatele finale ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor – 2011". Cluj County Regional Statistics Directorate. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-05.[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Populaţia României pe localitati la 1 ianuarie 2016" (in Romanian). INSSE. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Rezultate definitive ale Recensământului Populației și Locuințelor – 2011 – analiza". Cluj County Regional Statistics Directorate. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-05.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Populaţia la 1 iulie 2007 pe localităţi" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. 2007-07-01. Archived from the original on 2008-02-11. Retrieved 2008-03-12.

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