Ungheni, Mureș

Ungheni (Hungarian: Nyárádtő [ˈɲaːraːttøː]; German: Nyaradfluß) is a town in Mureș County, in Transylvania, Romania. Until 1968 its Romanian name was Nirașteu.

Ungheni
Town
Reformed church
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Ungheni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°29′9″N 24°27′39″E
Country Romania
CountyMureș
Government
 • MayorVictor Prodan[1] (PNL)
Area
63.69 km2 (24.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
6,945
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
547605
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitewww.primariaungheni.ro

Six villages are administered by the town:

  • Cerghid (Nagycserged)
  • Cerghizel (Kiscserged)
  • Morești (Malomfalva)
  • Recea (Recsa)
  • Șăușa (Sóspatak)
  • Vidrasău (Vidrátszeg)

Location

Ungheni is situated 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) from the county capital Târgu Mureș, 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) from Reghin, and 99.6 kilometres (61.9 mi) from Cluj-Napoca. The Târgu Mureș International Airport is located in Vidrasău, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of the county capital.

The town is bordered by the following communes: to the north by Band and Pănet, to the south by Suplac and Mica, to the east by Cristești, and to the west by Sânpaul.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 6,554—    
2011 6,945+6.0%
Source: Census data

The town has a population of 6,945. The ethnic breakdown is as follows:

  • Romanians: 5,053 (76.3%)
  • Roma: 984 (14.85%)
  • Hungarians: 576 (8.69%)
  • Others: 4 (0.06%)
gollark: DON'T DO IT!
gollark: Mostly I just use the 3dm file saved on my workstation.
gollark: I forgot.
gollark: Who pinged me? I'm very busy.
gollark: I haven't been on in [REDACTED].

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
Wooden church in Cerghizel
Târgu Mureș Transilvania Airport in Vidrasău
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.