Sângeorgiu de Mureş

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Sângeorgiu de Mureş
Marosszentgyörgy
Location of Sângeorgiu de Mureş
Location of Sângeorgiu de Mureş
Coordinates: 46°33′0″N 24°28′0″E / 46.55, 24.46667
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Vízi József (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 7,892
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Sângeorgiu de Mureş or Marosszentgyörgy (Romanian: Sângeorgiu de Mureş; Hungarian: Marosszentgyörgy) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania comprising of 3 villages:

  • Cotuş/Csejd
  • Sângeorgiu de Mureş/Marosszentgyörgy
  • Tofalău/Tófalva

[edit] Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,892 of which 58.25% or 4,597 are Hungarian.