Ernei

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Ernei
Nagyernye
Location of Ernei
Location of Ernei
Coordinates: 46°36′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.6, 24.65
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Ferenc Jánosi (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 5,219
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)


Ernei or Nagyernye (Romanian: Ernei; Hungarian: Nagyernye) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania comprising of 6 villages:

  • Căluşeri/Székelykál
  • Dumbrăvioara/Sáromberke
  • Ernei/Nagyernye
  • Icland/Ikland
  • Săcăreni/Székes
  • Sângeru de Pădure/Erdőszengyel

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,219 of which 82.93% or 4,328 are Hungarian.