Suplac

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Suplac
Küküllőszéplak
Location of Suplac
Location of Suplac
Coordinates: 46°23′0″N 24°31′0″E / 46.38333, 24.51667
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Mihály Sándor (Independent)
Population (2002)
 - Total 2,369
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Suplac or Küküllőszéplak (Romanian: Suplac; Hungarian: Makfalva) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania comprised of 5 villages:

  • Idrifaia/Héderfája
  • Laslău Mare/Oláhszentlászló
  • Laslău Mic/Kisszentlászló
  • Suplac/Küküllőszéplak
  • Vaidacuta/Vajdakuta

The Hungarian name "Küküllőszéplak" means "nice place on the river Küküllő"

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population with a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,369 of which 46.1% or 1,092 are Hungarian and 38.16% or 904 Romanians.