Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca
	City
	Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca; Coat of arms
	Coat of arms of Cluj-Napoca; Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 46°46′N 23°35′E / 46.767°N 23.583°ECoordinates: 46°46′N 23°35′E / 46.767°N 23.583°E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Metropolitan area	Cluj-Napoca metropolitan area
Status	County capital
Founded	1213 (first official record as Cluj)
Government
• Mayor	Emil Boc (Democratic Liberal Party)
• Deputy Mayor	Adrian Popa (none)
• Deputy Mayor	Boros János (UDMR)
Area
• City	179.5 km2 (69.3 sq mi)
Population
• City	310,243 (July 1, 2,007)
• Density	1,771/km2 (4,590/sq mi)
• Metro	400,000
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	400xyz1
Area code(s)	+40 x642
Twin cities
• Cologne	Germany
• Athens	Greece
• Dijon; - Nantes	France; France
• Cervia	Italy
• São Paulo	Brazil
• Columbia; - East Lansing; - Rockford	United States; United States; United States
• Zagreb; - Pécs; - Korçë; - Makati; - Chacao Municipality; - Caracas; - Suwon; - Zhengzhou - Beersheba	Croatia; Hungary; Albania; Philippines; Venezuela; Venezuela; South Korea; People's Republic of China;
Car Plates	CJ-N3

Cluj-Napoca (pronunciation in Romanian: /'kluʒ na'poka/ (info • help); Hungarian: Kolozsvár; German: Klausenburg; Latin: Napoca, Castrum Clus, Claudiopolis; Yiddish: קלויזנבורג), until 1974 Cluj, is the third biggest city in Romania,^[1] and is the capital city of Cluj County, in the north-western part of Transylvania. Bucharest is about 330 kilometers away from Cluj-Napoca. About 330,000 people live in the city. It also has some famous universities and a rich history as the capital city of Transylvania.

In the west of Cluj-Napoca is the Hoia-Baciu Forest. There is a bicycle park and other sport activities like paintball, arsoft or archery.

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