Gălești, Mureș

Gălești
Nyárádgálfalva
Commune
Gălești
Coordinates: 46°31′0″N 24°45′0″E / 46.51667°N 24.75000°E / 46.51667; 24.75000Coordinates: 46°31′0″N 24°45′0″E / 46.51667°N 24.75000°E / 46.51667; 24.75000
Country  Romania
County Mureș County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Károly Karácsonyi (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
  Total 57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Population (2007)
  Total 2,871
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Gălești (Hungarian: Nyárádgálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈniaːraːdɡaːlfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania composed of seven villages:

  • Adrianu Mare / Nagyadorján
  • Adrianu Mic / Kisadorján
  • Bedeni / Bede
  • Gălești
  • Maiad / Nyomát
  • Sânvăsii / Nyárádszentlászló (established 2004)
  • Troița / Szentháromság

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,940 of which 93.61% or 2,752 are Hungarian.

Historical population of Gălești, Mureș
Year1850188019001910193019561977199220022007
Population3,3173,4113,9474,0494,1304,5663,5612,9632,9402,871[1]

See also

References

  1. "The population of Găleşti in 2007 on the site of the Romanian National Statistical Institute". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
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