Band, Mureș

Band
Mezőbánd
Commune
Band
Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°E / 46.58333; 24.38333Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°E / 46.58333; 24.38333
Country  Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Mircea Rusu (PNL)
Population
  Total 7,726
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: [mɛzøːbaːnd]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania, composed of eleven villages:

Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraş Commune.

Demographics

The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12% Romanians and 1,349 or 17.46% Roma.

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