Călărași (; ; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Bogata (Bogátpuszta), Călărași, and Călărași Gară (Harasztosi vasútitelep).
Geography The commune is situated at the western edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of , on the banks of the river Grind. It is located in the southeastern corner of Cluj County, just south of the city of Turda, on the border with Alba County. The county seat, Cluj-Napoca, is to the northwest.
Transportation The A3 motorway and national road DN1 (part of European route E81) merge at the northern edge of Bogata village. The Călărași-Turda train station in Călărași Gară serves the CFR Main Line 300, which connects Bucharest with the Hungarian border near Oradea.
Just east of Călărași Gară (in Luna commune) is the 71st Air Base "General Emanoil Ionescu" of the Romanian Air Force.
Demographics
According to the 2011 census, the commune had 2,021 inhabitants; Romanians made up 64.4% of the population, Hungarians made up 32.6%, and Roma made up 0.4%.Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020. At the 2021 census, Călărași had a population of 1,883; of those, 65.8% were Romanians and 23.53% Hungarians.
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