Jichișu de Jos (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Codor (Kodor), Jichișu de Jos, Jichișu de Sus (Felsőgyékényes), Șigău (Sajgó), and Tărpiu (Szekerestörpény).
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 Ștefan Cicio Pop (1865 – 1934), politician
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