Mogoș

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Mogoș
Commune
View of Mogoș
Location in Alba County
Mogoș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°16′19″N 23°16′41″E
Country	Romania
County	Alba
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mircea-Liviu Macavei (PNL)
Area	81.33 km^2 (31.40 sq mi)
Elevation	809 m (2,654 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	647
• Density	8.0/km^2 (21/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	517480
Area code	+40 x59
Vehicle reg.	AB
Website	comunamogos.ro

Mogoș (German: Mogusch; Hungarian: Mogos) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 647 as of 2021. It is composed of 21 villages: Bărbești, Bârlești (Mogosbirlesty), Bârlești-Cătun, Bârzogani, Bocești, Bogdănești, Butești, Cojocani (Mogoskozsokány), Cristești, Mămăligani (Mamaligány), Mogoș, Negrești, Oncești, Poienile-Mogoș, Tomești, Valea Bârluțești, Valea Barnii (Valeabarni), Valea Cocești, Valea Giogești (Gyogyel), Valea Mlacii, and Valea Țupilor.

The commune is situated in the southeastern part of the Apuseni mountain group, with the Trascău Mountains to the east, the Muntele Mare [ro] to the north, and the Metaliferi Mountains to the west.

Mogoș lies 25 km (16 mi) east of the town of Abrud and 55 km (34 mi) northwest of the county seat, Alba Iulia. It is traversed by county roads DJ107K, which connects to national road DN1 in Galda de Jos, and DJ107I, which connects to DN74 [ro] near Abrud.

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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  Entrance to the commune, on Mogoș Hill
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  Archangels Church in Mogoș
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  Wooden church in Bârlești
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  Wooden church in Cojocani