Sângeorgiu de Pădure

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Sângeorgiu de Pădure
Erdőszentgyörgy
Location of Sângeorgiu de Pădure
Location of Sângeorgiu de Pădure
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor András Tar (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 5,492
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Sângeorgiu de Pădure or Erdőszentgyörgy (Romanian: Sângeorgiu de Pădure; Hungarian: Erdőszentgyörgy) is a town in Mureş County, Romania.

3 villages are administratively part of the town:

  • Bezid/Bözöd
  • Bezidu Nou/Bözödújfalu
  • Loţu/Lóc


[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,492 of which 75.55% or 4,149 are Hungarian.