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Gănești Vámosgálfalva
Commune
Dániel Castle in Gănești village
Location in Mureș County
GăneștiLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°20′N 24°21′E / 46.33°N 24.35°E / 46.33; 24.35
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor	Elemér Balog (UDMR)
Area	47.11 km (18.19 sq mi)
Highest elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Lowest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Population	3,131
• Density	66/km (170/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547255
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	www.primariaganesti.ro

Gănești (Hungarian: Vámosgálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gănești, Păucișoara (Küküllőpócsfalva), Seuca (Szőkefalva) and Sub Pădure (Erdőalja). It also included Cuștelnic village until 2002, when it was transferred to Târnăveni city.

The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the Transylvanian Plateau, at a distance of 5 km (3.1 mi) from Târnăveni. It lies on both banks of the river Târnava Mică and it is traversed by the river Băgaciu (or Bedea).

Gănești borders the communes Cucerdea and Ogra to the north, Mica to the east, Băgaciu to the south, and the city of Târnăveni to the west.

As of January 1, 2012, the commune had a population of 3,511, of which 2,300 were ethnic Hungarians (65.5%), 862 ethnic Romanians (24.5%), and 346 ethnic Romanis (9.9%).

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
• Saint Michael the Archangel Church (Sub Pădure) [ro]
• Saint John the Baptist Church (Seuca) [ro]
• Rhédei-Rothenthal Castle [ro]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. ^ "Primăria Gănești: Prezentare". www.primariaganesti.ro (in Romanian). Gănești townhall. Retrieved July 7, 2021.

v t e Mureș County, Romania
Cities	Târgu Mureș (county seat) Reghin Sighișoara Târnăveni
Towns	Iernut Luduș Miercurea Nirajului Sângeorgiu de Pădure Sărmașu Sovata Ungheni
Communes	Acățari Adămuș Albești Aluniș Apold Ațintiș Băgaciu Bahnea Băla Bălăușeri Band Batoș Beica de Jos Bereni Bichiș Bogata Brâncovenești Breaza Ceuașu de Câmpie Chețani Chibed Chiheru de Jos Coroisânmărtin Corunca Cozma Crăciunești Crăiești Cristești Cucerdea Cuci Daneș Deda Eremitu Ernei Fântânele Fărăgău Gălești Gănești Gheorghe Doja Ghindari Glodeni Gornești Grebenișu de Câmpie Gurghiu Hodac Hodoșa Ibănești Iclănzel Ideciu de Jos Livezeni Lunca Lunca Bradului Mădăraș Măgherani Mica Miheșu de Câmpie Nadeș Neaua Ogra Pănet Papiu Ilarian Păsăreni Petelea Pogăceaua Râciu Răstolița Rușii-Munți Sâncraiu de Mureș Sângeorgiu de Mureș Sânger Sânpaul Sânpetru de Câmpie Sântana de Mureș Sărăteni Saschiz Șăulia Șincai Solovăstru Stânceni Suplac Suseni Tăureni Valea Largă Vânători Vărgata Vătava Vețca Viișoara Voivodeni Zagăr Zau de Câmpie

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