Cornești, Cluj


Cornești is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bârlea, Cornești, Igriția, Lujerdiu, Morău, Stoiana, Tiocu de Jos, Tiocu de Sus, and Tioltiur.
The commune lies on the banks of the river Lujerdiu. It is located in the central-north part of the county, at a distance of from Gherla and from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.
Cornești borders the following communes: Bobâlna to the north,
Dăbâca and Panticeu to the west, Iclod to the south, and Aluniș to the east.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,809 people living in this commune; of this population, 83.80% were ethnic Romanians, 14.64% ethnic Hungarians, and 1.54% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 [Romanian census|2021 census], Cornești had a population of 1,325, of which 81.06% were Romanians, 9.51% Hungarians, and 3.17% Roma.