Ghindari

Ghindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

For the village in Vâlcea County, see Laloșu.
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Ghindari

Makfalva
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Ghindari
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°30′N 24°55′E
Country Romania
CountyMureș
Government
 • MayorZsigmond Vencel (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,250
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
547265
Area code+40 265
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitewww.makfalva.eu

Component villages

The commune is composed of five villages:

In RomanianIn Hungarian
AbudSzékelyabod
CeieCséje
GhindariMakfalva
SolocmaSzolokma
Trei SateHármasfalu

Trei Sate village, in its turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hotești (Atosfalva), and Ștefănești (Székelyszentistván).

History

Until 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of the Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,250, of which 88.43% are Hungarian and 7.08% 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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