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 | |
|---|---|
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Band Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mircea Radu (PSD) |
| Population (2011)[1] | 6,446 |
| Time zone | EET/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.
References
- "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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