Mica, Cluj
commune in Cluj County, Romania
Mica (Hungarian: Mikeháza) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Dâmbu Mare (Nagydomb), Mănăstirea (Szentbenedek), Mica, Nireș (Szásznyíres), Sânmărghita (Szentmargita), Valea Cireșoii (Décseipataktanya), and Valea Luncii (Lunkatanya).
Mănăstirea village is the site of Kornis Castle.
Demographics
According to the census from 2002, there was a total population of 3,836 people living in this commune; of those, 70.77% were ethnic Romanians, 28.12% ethnic Hungarians, and 0.06% ethnic Roma. At the 2011 census, there were 3,566 inhabitants, including 70.25% Romanians, 26.19% Hungarians, and 2.08% Roma. At the 2021 census, Mica had a population of 3,566, of which 74.21% were Romanians, 18.91% Hungarians, and 2.11% Roma.
The public source identifies “Mica, Cluj” as commune in Cluj County, Romania. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mica, Cluj and commune.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 26, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q16426220. Authority coordinates are 47.138, 23.964. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2002, 2011 and 2021.
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