Săcuieu

Săcuieu
Săcuieu
Commune
	Rogojel
	Coat of arms
	Location in Cluj County
	Săcuieu Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°49′27″N 22°53′16″E / 46.82417°N 22.88778°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Rogojel, Săcuieu, Vișagu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gheorghe Cuc (ALDE)
Area	121.14 km2 (46.77 sq mi)
Elevation	620 m (2,030 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	1,369
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	407495
Area code	+40 x64
Vehicle reg.	CJ
Website	www.primariasacuieu.ro

Săcuieu (Hungarian: Székelyjó) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Rogojel (Havasrogoz), Săcuieu, and Vișagu (Viság).

Geography

The commune lies in the northern foothills of the Apuseni Mountains, at an altitude of 620 m (2,030 ft), on the banks of the river Săcuieu. It is situated at the western extremity of Cluj County, in the Țara Călatei historical region of Transylvania, on the border with Bihor County.

Săcuieu is located 14 km (8.7 mi) southwest of the town of Huedin and 65 km (40 mi) west of the county seat, Cluj-Napoca. It is crossed by county road DJ103H, which connects it to Bologa to the north and to Scrind-Frăsinet to the south.

Demographics

According to the census from 2011, there was a total population of 1,441 people living in this commune; of those, 86.81% were ethnic Romanians and 13.04% ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Săcuieu had a population of 1,369, of which 72.1% were Romanians and 21.48% Roma.^[2]