Jucu (; ) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Gădălin (Kötelend), Juc-Herghelie (Zsukiménes), Jucu de Mijloc (Nemeszsuk), commune centre Jucu de Sus (Felsőzsuk), and Vișea (Visa).
Economy In 2007, Nokia started a €200 million investment in Jucu, building a cellphone factory that had 4,000 employees. It had begun production in 2008, but the factory closed in 2011.
German car components manufacturer Bosch also opened a factory in Jucu and a centre dedicated for training students in the dual educational system.
Population According to the census from 2011, there were 4,270 people living in Jucu; of this population, 84.26% were ethnic Romanians and 11.62% ethnic Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,349; of those, 80.2% were Romanians and 8.6% Hungarians.
CensusVarga E. Árpád: Erdély etnikai és felekezeti statisztikája (1850-1992) Ethnocultural Diversity Resource Center EthnicityYearPopulationRomaniansHungariansGermansRoma peopleOther 1850 2529 2126 242 2 109 50 1880 2584 2029 437 6
112 1890 3055 2404 601 6
44 1900 3314 2608 648 29
29 1910 3799 3010 737 7
45 1920 3893 3266 575
52 1930 4382 3691 630 4 33 24 1930 4382 3649 635 4 68 26 1941 5238 4295 909 6 10 18 1956 5841 5027 773 2 33 6 1966 5452 4760 690
1 1 2002 4086 3524 516 1 43 2 2011 4270
2021 5349
Buildings and administration High-power broadcasting station: 3 masts 165 metres tall. The station broadcasts on 909 kHz with 200 kW and 1152 kHz with 950 kW.
Jucu is administered by a mayor and a local council composed of 13 councilors.
Natives George Bariț (1812–1893), historian, philologist, playwright, politician, businessman, and journalist, the founder of the Romanian language press in Transylvania
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