Chiuiești () is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Chiuiești, Dosu Bricii (Bricshát), Huta (Huta), Măgoaja (Hollómező), Strâmbu (Horgospataka), Valea Cășeielului (Kesiel), and Valea lui Opriș (Oprisvölgy).
The commune is located in the northernmost corner of the county, bordering the Sălaj, Maramureș, and Bistrița-Năsăud counties. Chiuiești is from Dej and from the county seat, Cluj-Napoca; it is crossed by national road , which runs from Cășeiu, to the south, to Baia Mare, to the north.
Demographics At the 2011 census, Chiuiești had a population of 2,332, of whom 98.8% were ethnic Romanians and 1.1% Roma. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune , National Institute of Statistics; accessed August 26, 2015 At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,082; of those, 94.52% were Romanians.
Natives Gurie Georgiu (1968–2021), Romanian Orthodox prelate, first Bishop of the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara. Pintea the Brave (1670–1703), heroic haiduc.
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