of 1989, state-owned enterprises were privatized, an environment for developing a market economy was created, new production units with domestic and foreign capital were set up, and many small and medium-sized enterprises emerged in Dej. The educational institutions, the municipal hospital, the cultural institutions were modernized, new churches were built, and the infrastructure of the city was updated. Demographics According to the 2011 Romanian census, there were 33,497 people living within the city. Of this population, 81.8% were ethnic Romanians, while 11.3% were ethnic Hungarians, 1.0% Roma, and 0.1% others. Natives Nicolae Blatt Dan Bucșa Zsigmond Czakó Ciprian Deac Adrian Falub Liviu Goian Cătălin Itu Ana Novac Paul Papp Adriana Săftoiu Lavinia Șandru Itamar Singer Raoul Șorban Károly Ferenc Szabó Géza Teleki Călin Zanc Gallery References External links Populated places in Cluj County Localities in Transylvania Cities in Romania Mining communities in Romania Capitals of former Romanian counties