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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Bistrița-Năsăud
|population_total   = auto
|name               = Chiochiș
|other_name         = Kékes
|image_map          = Chiochis jud Bistrita-Nasaud.png
|map_caption        = Location in Bistrița-Năsăud County
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       =
|image_skyline      = Biserica de lemn din Apatiu (33).JPG
|image_caption      = Wooden church in Apatiu
|image_location     =
|leader_name        = Vasile-Adrian Silasi
|leader_party       = PNL
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|59|N|24|11|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 343
|elevation_min      =
|elevation_max      =
|area_total         = 91.13
|population_as_of   =
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code        = 427045
|area_code          = +40 x59
|website            = {{url|https://www.chiochis.ro}}
}}
'''Chiochiș''' ({{langx|hu|Kékes}}) is a commune in [[Bistrița-Năsăud County]], [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of ten villages: Apatiu (''Dellőapáti''), Bozieș (''Magyarborzás''), Buza Cătun (''Buzaifogadók''), Chețiu (''Ketel''), Chiochiș, Jimbor (''Szászzsombor''; {{langx|de|Sommer}}), Manic (''Mányik''), Sânnicoară (''Aranyosszentmiklós''), Strugureni (''Mezőveresegyháza''; ''Rothkirch''), and Țentea (''Cente'').
==Geography==
The commune lies on the [[Transylvanian Plateau]], on the banks of the river [[Apatiu]] and its tributary, the river [[Beudiu]]. It is located in the southwestern part of the county, on the border with [[Cluj County]], at a distance of {{cvt|27|km}} from the town of [[Beclean]] and {{cvt|42|km}} from the county seat, [[Bistrița]]; the city of [[Gherla]] is {{cvt|31|km}} to the west, in Cluj County.
==Demographics==
At the 2011 census, 73.2% of the population were [[Romanians]], 24.1% [[Hungarians]] and 2.5% [[Roma in Romania|Roma]]. At the 2002 census, 68.7% were [[Romanian Orthodox]], 22.1% [[Reformed Church in Romania|Reformed]], 4% [[Pentecostal Union of Romania|Pentecostal]], 2% [[Baptist Union of Romania|Baptist]], and 1.8% [[Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic|Greek-Catholic]].
==Notable people==
* {{ill|Iuliu Prodan|ro}} (1875–1959), botanist
* [[Cornelia Filipaș]] (born 1926), communist politician
==Places of interest==
The following churches are situated in the commune:
* {{ill|Bozieș wooden church|ro|Biserica de lemn din Bozieș, Bistrița Năsăud}}
* {{ill|Bozieș Reformed church|ro|Biserica reformată din Bozieș}}
* {{ill|Buza Cătun wooden church|ro|Biserica de lemn din Buza Cătun}}
* {{ill|Manic wooden church|ro|Biserica de lemn din Manic}}
* {{ill|Strugureni wooden church|ro|Biserica de lemn din Strugureni}}
* {{ill|Strugureni Reformed church|ro|Biserica reformată din Strugureni}}
On the western side of the village of Manic there is a string of lakes, set up in 1980; the lakes are rich in [[Prussian carp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timponline.ro/manic/|lang=ro|title=Invitație la drumeție. Lacurile de la Manic, înconjurate de peisaje superbe |website=timponline.ro| date=June 20, 2017|access-date=December 9, 2021}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Gallery
|File:Chiochis (3).JPG|[[Calvinism|Reformed]] church in Chiochiș
|File:RO BN Apatiu 2.jpg|[[Romanian Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] church in Apatiu
|File:RO BN Biserica reformata din Strugureni (37).jpg|View of Strugureni
|File:Manic2barrage2.jpg|Manic dam
}}
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[[Category:Communes in Bistrița-Năsăud County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]
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