Ceru-Băcăinți (German: Bocksdorf; Hungarian: Bokajfelfalu) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 227 as of 2021 and is composed of ten villages: Bolovănești, Bulbuc (Bulbuk), Ceru-Băcăinți, Cucuta, Curpeni (Kurpény), Dumbrăvița, Fântânele, Groși, Valea Mare (Váleamáre), and Viezuri (Gyézuri házcsoport).
The commune is situated in the western part of the county, on the border with Hunedoara County. It lies in the southwestern part of the Metaliferi Mountains; with an altitude of 860 m (2,820 ft), the Piatra Tomii peak dominates Bulbuc village.[2]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1,339 | — |
| 1900 | 1,916 | +43.1% |
| 1977 | 831 | −56.6% |
| 2002 | 376 | −54.8% |
| 2011 | 269 | −28.5% |
| 2021 | 227 | −15.6% |
| Source: INS, Census data | ||
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 227, of which 95.15% were Romanians.[3] As of 2025, there have been no births registered since then in Ceru-Băcăinți.[4]
References
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Cadrul Natural". cerubacainti.ro (in Romanian). Ceru-Băcăinți townhall. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ^ Popa, Dan (February 10, 2025). "Numărul nașterilor coboară pentru prima oară în ultimii 100 de ani la mai puțin de 150.000" (in Romanian). HotNews. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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