{{Infobox Romanian subdivision |type = commune |county = Cluj |name = Iara |subdivisions = Agriș, Borzești, Buru, Cacova Ierii, Făgetu Ierii, Iara, Lungești, Măgura Ierii, Mașca, Ocolișel, Surduc, Valea Agrișului, Valea Vadului |image_flag = |image_shield = |image_skyline = Agris, comuna Iara.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = View of the village of Agriș |image_location = |image_map = Iara jud Cluj.png |map_caption = Location in Cluj County |leader_name = Ioan Dorin Popa<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=11 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> |leader_party = PNL |term = 2020–2024 |established_date = 1176 |government_footnotes = |coordinates = {{coord|46|33|11|N|23|31|04|E|type:commune_region:RO|display=inline,title}} |elevation = 465 |elevation_min = |elevation_max = |area_total = 143.87 |area_footnotes = |population_as_of = |population_total = auto |population_footnotes = |postal_code = 407315 |area_code = +(40) 0264 |website = {{URL|https://primariaiara.ro/}} |footnotes = }}
'''Iara''' ({{langx|hu|Alsójára}}; {{langx|de|Jahren}}) is a commune in the southern part of Cluj County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of thirteen villages: Agriș (''Ruhaegres''), Borzești (''Berkes''), Buru (''Borrév''), Cacova Ierii (''Aranyosivánfalva''), Făgetu Ierii (''Bikalat''), Iara, Lungești (''Szurdoklunzsest''), Măgura Ierii (''Járamagura''), Mașca (''Macskakő''), Ocolișel (''Felsőaklos''), Surduc (''Járaszurdok''), Valea Agrișului (''Egrespatak''), and Valea Vadului (''Vádpatak'').
== Demographics == According to the census from 2002, the commune had a population of 4,704, of which 90.68% were ethnic Romanians, 6.01% ethnic Roma, and 3.16% ethnic Hungarians.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2140&judet_id=2295&localitate_id=2338|title = Structura Etno-demografică a României}}</ref> At the 2021 census, Iara had a population of 3,577; of those, 83.45% were Romanians and 6.96% 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=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{Gallery |File:RO CJ Biserica Sfintii Arhangheli din Borzesti (126).JPG|Archangels church in Borzești |File:RO CJ Buru 25.jpg|Buru |File:RO CJ Ocolisel 93.jpg|Wooden church in Ocolișel |File:RO CJ Valea Vadului (2).jpg|Valea Vadului }}
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Category:Communes in Cluj County Category:Localities in Transylvania Category:Mining communities in Romania
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