Band, Mureș
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Band, Mureș
| Band Mezőbánd |
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| — Commune — | |
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 Band
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| Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.583333°N 24.383333°ECoordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.583333°N 24.383333°E | |
| 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:
- Band
- Drăculea Bandului / Drekulyatelep
- Fânațe / Fekete
- Iştan-Tău / Istentó
- Mărășești / Marosesd
- Negrenii de Câmpie / Feketelak
- Oroiu / Székelyuraly
- Petea / Mezőpete
- Țiptelnic / Száltelek
- Valea Mare / Nagyvölgy
- Valea Rece / Hidegvölgy
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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