Gorneşti

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Gorneşti
Gernyeszeg
Location of Gorneşti
Location of Gorneşti
Coordinates: 46°40′0″N 24°39′0″E / 46.66667, 24.65
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Jenő Incze (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 5,885
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)


Gorneşti or Gernyeszeg (Romanian: Gorneşti; Hungarian: Gernyeszeg) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania comprising of 9 villages:

  • Gorneşti/Gernyeszeg
  • Iara de Mureş/Marosjára
  • Ilioara/Kisillye
  • Mura Mare/Nagyszederjes
  • Mura Mică/Kisszederjes
  • Pădureni/Erdőcsinád
  • Periş/Körtvélyfája
  • Petrilaca de Mureş/Magyarpéterlaka
  • Teleac/Marostelek

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,885 of which 75.4% or 4,437 are Hungarian.

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