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Mărgău (German: Meregau; Hungarian: Meregyó) is a commune in Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bociu (Bocs), Buteni (Kalotabökény), Ciuleni (Incsel), Mărgău, Răchițele (Havasrekettye) and Scrind-Frăsinet (Kőrizstető).

Mărgău
Commune
Location in Cluj County
Mărgău Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°44′35″N 22°57′51″E
Country	Romania
County	Cluj
Subdivisions	Bociu, Buteni, Ciuleni, Mărgău, Răchițele, Scrind-Frăsinet
Area	211.68 km2 (81.73 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]	1,484
• Density	7.0/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CJ

Răchițele village is the birthplace of former Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc, currently Mayor of Cluj-Napoca, while Mărgău village is the birthplace of Iosif Capotă, a noted anti-communist resistance fighter from the early Communist era.

Mărgău is notable for the Gumuțeasca, an argot spoken in the commune created by the natives to speak between each other without outsiders understanding them when travelling around the country to sell their glass products, a traditional profession of the commune.[2][3]

Geography

Mărgău is in an area dominated by the Vlădeasa Massif [ro].

Demographics

According to the census from 2002 there was a total population of 1,869 people living in this commune. Of this population, 99.62% are ethnic Romanians, 0.26% are ethnic Hungarians and 0.10% ethnic Romani.[4]

Natives

• Emil Boc
• Iosif Capotă

References

• Atlasul localităților județului Cluj (Cluj County Localities Atlas), Suncart Publishing House, Cluj-Napoca, ISBN 973-86430-0-7

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