Cluj-Napoca, or simply Cluj, is a city in northwestern Romania, the second-most populous in the country and the seat of Cluj County. It lies in the Somesul Mic river valley and is considered the unofficial capital of the historical province of Transylvania, having served as the official capital of the Grand Principality of Transylvania for some decades before the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Cluj-Napoca (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
As of 2021, 286,598 inhabitants lived in the city. The Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area had a population of 411,379 people, while the population of the peri-urban area is approximately 420,000.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Cluj-Napoca (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 46.76891, longitude 23.59066
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 410 m
P2046 (area)
area 179.5 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1213
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2021)
View the SourceWikidata: Cluj-Napoca
Wikidata Q100188, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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