Ungheni, Mureș

Ungheni
—  Town  —
Location of Ungheni, Mureş
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Mureş County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Ioan Covrig (PSD)
Population (2002)
 • Total 6,554
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Ungheni (Hungarian: Nyárádtő, Hungarian pronunciation: [’niaːraːdtøː]; German: Nyaradfluß) is a town in Mureş County, in central Romania. Its Romanian name until the 1960s was Niraşteu.

Six villages are administered by the town:

The town is situated 11 km from the county capital Târgu Mureş and is the location of the Târgu Mureş International Airport.

Demographics

The town has a population of 6,554. The ethnic breakdown is as follow: