Hodoșa

For the village in Harghita County, see Sărmaş.
Hodoşa
Székelyhodos
Commune

Location of Hodoşa
Coordinates: 46°38′0″N 24°49′0″E / 46.63333°N 24.81667°ECoordinates: 46°38′0″N 24°49′0″E / 46.63333°N 24.81667°E
Country  Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Sándor Orbán (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 • Total 1,420
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Hodoşa (Hungarian: Székelyhodos or colloquially Hodos, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈseːkɛjhodoʃ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of four villages:

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 an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,420 of which 91.06% or 1,293 are Hungarian.

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