Cornești (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Bârlea (Ónok), Cornești, Igriția (Kisigrice), Lujerdiu (Lózsárd), Morău (Móró), Stoiana (Esztény), Tiocu de Jos (Alsótök), Tiocu de Sus (Felsőtök), and Tioltiur (Tötör).
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 census, Cornești had a population of 1,325, of which 81.06% were Romanians, 9.51% Hungarians, and 3.17% Roma.
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