Regiunea Cluj was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania

Communist Romania

Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...

, set after the soviet style.

History

The capital of the region was the city of Cluj

Cluj-Napoca

Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...

, and at first, its territory comprised an area slightly smaller than the nowadays Cluj

Cluj County

Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...

 and Sălaj

Salaj County

Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....

 counties. In 1952 it assimilated the southern rayon of the dissolved Rodna region and a rayon from the reorganised Mureş region, reaching an area slightly smaller than nowadays Cluj

Cluj County

Cluj ; is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Cluj-Napoca.-Demographics:In 2007, it had a population of 692,316 and a population density of 104/km².*Romanians – 80%*Hungarians – 17.5%*Roma – 2.5%-Geography:...

, Sălaj

Salaj County

Sălaj is a county of Romania, in the historical regions of Crișana and Transylvania, with the capital city at Zalău.-Geography:Sălaj county has a total area of ....

, Bistriţa-Năsăud

Bistrita-Nasaud County

Bistrița-Năsăud is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Bistrița.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 311,657 and the population density was 58/km².*Romanians – 90.3%*Hungarians – 5.9%*Roma – 3.6%...

 counties. In 1960 it lost two rayons to the reorganised Mureş Region - Magyar Autonomous

Neighbors

Cluj region had as neighbors:

• 1950–1952: East: Rodna and Mureş regions; South: Hunedoara and Arad
  Regiunea Arad
  Regiunea Arad was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation...
  
   regions; West: Bihor region
  Regiunea Bihor
  Regiunea Bihor was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.-History:...
  
  ; North: Baia Mare region
  Regiunea Baia Mare
  Regiunea Baia Mare was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.-History:...
  
  .
• 1952–1960: East: Suceava and Magyar Autonomous regions; South: Stalin, Hunedoara and Arad
  Regiunea Arad
  Regiunea Arad was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation...
  
   regions; West: Oradea region
  Regiunea Bihor
  Regiunea Bihor was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.-History:...
  
  ; North: Baia Mare region
  Regiunea Baia Mare
  Regiunea Baia Mare was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.-History:...
  
  .
• 1960–1968: East: Suceava and Mureş - Magyar Autonomous regions; South: Braşov and Hunedoara; West: Crişana region
  Regiunea Bihor
  Regiunea Bihor was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.-History:...
  
  ; North: Maramureş region
  Regiunea Baia Mare
  Regiunea Baia Mare was one of the newly established administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation.-History:...
  
  .

Rayons

• 1950–1952: Cluj, Zalău, Huedin, Câmpeni, Dej, Turda, Gherla, Jibău, Aiud.
• 1952–1960: Cluj, Zalău, Huedin, Câmpeni, Dej, Turda, Gherla, Jibou, Aiud, Năsăud, Bistriţa, Sărmaş, Luduş, Beclean.
• 1960–1968: Cluj, Zalău, Huedin, Câmpeni, Dej, Turda, Gherla, Jibou, Aiud, Năsăud, Bistriţa, Beclean.