Chiochiș Kékes |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°59′N 24°11′E / 46.983°N 24.183°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Bistrița-Năsăud County |
Area | 91.13 km2 (35.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | 3,081 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Chiochiș (Hungarian: Kékes) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Apatiu (Dellőapáti), Bozieș (Magyarborzás), Buza Cătun (Buzaifogadók), Chețiu (Ketel), Chiochiș, Jimbor (Szászzsombor; German: Sommer), Manic (Mányik), Sânnicoară (Aranyosszentmiklós), Strugureni (Mezőveresegyháza; Rothkirch) and Țentea (Cente).
At the 2011 census, 73.2% of the population were Romanians, 24.1% Hungarians and 2.5% Roma. At the 2002 census, 68.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 22.1% Reformed, 4% Pentecostal, 2% Baptist and 1.8% Greek-Catholic.
Coordinates: 46°59′N 24°11′E / 46.983°N 24.183°E