Voivodeni
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Voivodeni Vajdaszentivány | |
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Commune | |
Zichy-castle | |
Location of Voivodeni | |
Voivodeni | |
Coordinates: 46°42′0″N 24°38′0″E / 46.70000°N 24.63333°ECoordinates: 46°42′0″N 24°38′0″E / 46.70000°N 24.63333°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Mureş County |
Status | Commune |
Government | |
• Mayor | József Dani (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,721 |
Ethnicity | |
• Hungarians | 55% |
• Romanians | 32% |
• Roma | 13% |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Voivodeni (Hungarian: Vajdaszentivány; Hungarian pronunciation:[’vɒjdɒsɛntivaːɲ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania that is composed of two villages:
- Toldal / Toldalag
- Voivodeni
History
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.
Demographics
The commune has a (Székely) Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,721 of which 61.53% or 1,059 declared themselves as Hungarian.
See also
- List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)
References
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