Band, Mureș

Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: [mɛzøːbaːnd]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of eleven villages:

  • Band
  • Drăculea Bandului / Drekulyatelep
  • Fânațe / Fekete
  • Iștan-Tău / Istentó
  • Mărășești / Marosesd
  • Negrenii de Câmpie / Feketelak
  • Oroiu / Székelyuraly
  • Petea / Mezőpete
  • Țiptelnic / Száltelek
  • Valea Mare / Nagyvölgy
  • Valea Rece / Hidegvölgy
Band

Mezőbánd
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Band
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E
Country Romania
CountyMureș
Government
 • MayorMircea Radu (PSD)
Population
 (2011)[1]
6,446
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraș Commune.

Demographics

The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12% Romanians and 1,349 or 17.46% Roma.

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See also

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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