| County | Bistrița-Năsăud |
|---|---|
| Leader name | Grigore Bradea |
| Leader party | PSD |
| Leader term | 2020–2024 |
| Coordinates | 47°14′N 24°15′E |
| Elevation | 277 |
| Area total | 44.21 |
| Postal code | 427060 |
| Area code | +(40) x59 |
| Website | chiuza.ro |
Chiuza (Hungarian: Középfalva) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiuza, Mireș (Diófás), Piatra (Kőfarka), and Săsarm (Szészárma).
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 277 m (909 ft), on the banks of the Someșul Mare River.
According to statistics from 1760–1762, Piatra village had 58 families, three priests, and a church.[1] At the 2021 census, Chiuza commune had a population of 2,067; of those, 93.95% were Romanians and 1.06% Roma.[2]
References
- ^ Alexandru Lăpădatu and Ioan Lupaș (eds.), Anuarul Institutului de Istorie Națională, vol. 3, 1924-1925, Cluj: Institutul de Arte Grafice "Ardealul" 1926, p. 657.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.