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).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 6,864 | — |
| 2011 | 6,621 | −3.5% |
| 2021 | 5,320 | −19.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
At the 2002 census, the commune had 6,864 residents; 97.8% were Roman Catholic, 1.6% Romanian Orthodox, and 0.2% Pentecostal. At the 2011 census, Cleja had a population of 6,621; of those, 92.09% were ethnic Romanians, 2.19% Csángós, and 2.16% Hungarians. By the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 5,320, of which 86.47% were Romanians and 6.2% Hungarians.[3]
References
- ^ “2021 Romanian census”. National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ “Results of the 2020 local elections”. Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ “Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021” (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Pătul Hill, between Somușca and Cleja villages
