Jichișu de Jos


Jichișu de Jos is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Codor, Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus, Șigău, and Tărpiu.
The commune is situated in the northwestern part of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of, on the banks of the river Salca. It is located in northern Cluj County, just west of the city of Dej and north of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,327 people living in this commune; of this population, 99.54% were ethnic Romanians, 0.30% ethnic Roma, and 0.15% ethnic Hungarians. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,152, with 98.18% being Romanians. At the 2021 census, Jichișu de Jos had a population of 1,049; of those, 92.85% were Romanians.

Natives