| Măgherani Nyárádmagyarós |
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| Location of Măgherani | |
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Măgherani
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| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureş County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Antal Kacsó (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 2,733 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Măgherani (Hungarian: Nyárádmagyarós or colloquially Magyarós, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɲaːraːdmɒɟɒroːʃ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of three villages:
In 2004, Bereni, along with six other villages, broke away from Măgherani to form an independent commune. See Bereni.
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It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,733 of which 92.21% or 2,602 are Hungarian.