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{{For|the Ukrainian village called Țureni in Romanian|Tsuren}}
{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type                = commune
|county              = Cluj
| name               = Tureni
| other_name         =
|subdivisions        = Ceanu Mic, Comșești, Mărtinești, Micești, '''Tureni'''
| image_shield       =
| shield_alt         =
| image_skyline      = CheileTurului2008 02.jpg
| imagesize          =
| image_alt          =
| image_caption      = Cheile Turului
| image_map          = Tureni jud Cluj.png
| map_caption        = Location in Cluj County
| leader_name        = Elena Daniela Mănăilă<ref>{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=16 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>
| leader_party       = PNL
| leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|37|23.16|N|23|42|12.24|E|type:city(2582)_region:RO|display=inline,title}}
| established_date   =
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| elevation          = 541
| elevation_min      =
| elevation_max      =
| population_total   = auto
| area_total         = 74
| postal_code        = 407560
| website            = {{URL|https://comunatureni.ro/}}
| footnotes          =
}}
'''Tureni''' ({{langx|hu|Tordatúr}}) is a commune in [[Cluj County]], [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of five villages: Ceanu Mic (''Pusztacsán''), Comșești (''Komjátszeg''), Mărtinești (''Pusztaszentmárton''), Micești (''Mikes''), and Tureni.
== Geography ==
The commune lies in the northern foothills of the [[Apuseni Mountains]], at an altitude of {{cvt|541|m}}, on the banks of the river [[Valea Racilor (Arieș)|Valea Racilor]]. The {{ill|Turului Gorge|ro|Cheile Turului}} spans a length of {{cvt|1850|m}}, within a  {{cvt|25|ha}} protected area of the commune.
Tureni is located in the south-central part of the county, within the [[Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area]], {{cvt|13|km}} northwest of [[Turda]] and {{cvt|22|km}} southeast of the county seat, [[Cluj-Napoca]]. It is crossed by [[Roads in Romania|national road]] [[DN1]].
== Demographics ==
At the [[Demographics of Romania|census from 2002]], there was a total population of 2,585 people living in this commune; of those, 71.64% were ethnic [[Romanians]], 23.86% ethnic [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]], and 4.33% ethnic [[Romani people in Romania|Roma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2370|title = Structura Etno-demografică a României}}</ref> At the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], there were 2,278 inhabitants, including 64.35% Romanians, 24.67% Hungarians, and 7.55% Roma. At the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Tureni had a population of 2,264, of which 63.03% were  Romanians, 19.66% Hungarians, and 9.81% Roma.<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
==Natives==
*[[Adrian Dohotaru]] (born 1983), politician
==References==
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{{Gallery
|File:RO CJ Tureni (5).JPG|Tureni townhall
|File:Biserica reformata din Tureni (3).JPG|Church in Tureni
|File:RO CJ Mărtinești (1).jpg|Church in Mărtinești
|File:A3 near Cheile Turului 2.JPG|[[A3 motorway (Romania)|A3 motorway]] near Cheile Turului
}}
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[[Category:Communes in Cluj County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]
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