Band, Mureş

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Band
Mezőbánd
Location of Band, Mureş
Location of Band, Mureş
Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333, 24.38333
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Mircea Rusu (PNL)
Population (2002)
 - Total 7,726
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Band or Mezőbánd (Romanian: Band; Hungarian: Mezőbánd) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania comprising of 13villages:

  • Band/Mezőbánd
  • Drăculea Bandului/Drekulyatelep
  • Fânaţe/Szénafű
  • Fânaţele Mădăraşului/Szénáságy
  • Iştan-Tău/Istentó
  • Mădăraş/Mezőmadaras
  • Mărăşeşti/Marosesd
  • Negrenii de Câmpie/Feketelak
  • Oroiu/Székelyuraly
  • Peta/Mezőpete
  • Ţiptelnic/Száltelek
  • Valea Mare/Nagyvölgy
  • Valea Rece/Hidegvölgy

[edit] 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.