Apahida
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Apahida is a commune in Cluj County
Cluj County
Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...

, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

. It is composed of eight villages: Apahida, Bodrog, Câmpeneşti, Corpadea, Dezmir, Pata, Sânnicoară and Sub Coastă.

In 1889 and 1968 two rich archaeological treasures
Apahida necropolis
The Apahida Necropolis is an archeological site in Apahida, Romania. Two tombs were discovered, and it is believed there existed a third one.One of the tombs was discovered in 1889 and its artifacts are in Budapest....

 were discovered here. Apahida is also an important road junction in Cluj County, as it links Cluj County with Mureş County, through DN16. Also it provides quick access (approximately 20 minutes) from Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...

 to Băile Cojocna, famous for its salt waters and their curing properties.

Demographics

According to the census from 2002
Demographics of Romania
This article is about the demographic features of the population of Romania, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population....

 there was a total population of 8,785 people living in this town. Of this population, 91.17% are ethnic Romanians, 4.61% are ethnic Hungarians and 4.13% ethnic Rroma.

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