Misplaced Pages

Band, Mureș

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from Drăculea Bandului) Commune in Mureș, Romania
Band Mezőbánd
Commune
Wooden church of the Presentation in OroiuWooden church of the Presentation in Oroiu
Coat of arms of BandCoat of arms
Location in Mureș CountyLocation in Mureș County
Band is located in RomaniaBandBandLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°E / 46.58333; 24.38333
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Mircea Radu (PSD)
Area100.68 km (38.87 sq mi)
Elevation332 m (1,089 ft)
Population6,126
 • Density61/km (160/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code547065
Area code(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.MS

Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of eleven villages: Band, Drăculea Bandului (Drekulyatelep), Fânațe (Fekete), Iștan-Tău (Istentó), Mărășești (Marosesd), Negrenii de Câmpie (Feketelak), Oroiu (Székelyuraly), Petea (Mezőpete), Țiptelnic (Száltelek), Valea Mare (Nagyvölgy), and 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 Mădăraș Commune.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18805,546—    
18907,240+30.5%
19007,661+5.8%
19108,123+6.0%
19208,019−1.3%
19308,948+11.6%
19419,730+8.7%
19569,953+2.3%
19669,755−2.0%
19778,450−13.4%
19927,587−10.2%
20027,726+1.8%
20116,446−16.6%
20216,126−5.0%
Source: Census data

According to the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 7,726, of which 45.42% were Székely Hungarians, 37.12% Romanians, and 17.46% Roma. At the 2021 census, Band had a population of 6,126; of those, 35.1% were Romanians, 31.36% Hungarians, and 19.38% Roma.

Natives

See also

References

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Roman Catholic church in Band Roman Catholic church in Band
  • Reformed church in Band Reformed church in Band
  • Orthodox Church in Band Orthodox Church in Band
  • Wooden church in Țiptelnic Wooden church in Țiptelnic
Mureș County, Romania
Cities Coat of arms of Mureș County
Towns
Communes
Categories: