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
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.
See also
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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