Band, Mureș
Band
Mezőbánd | |
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Wooden church of the Presentation in Oroiu | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Mureș County | |
Band Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Adrian-Valeriu Rus[2] (PNL) |
Area | 100.68 km2 (38.87 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 332 m (1,089 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 6,126 |
| • Density | 60.85/km2 (157.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547065 |
| Area code | (+40) 0265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | comunaband |
Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: [mɛzøːbaːnd]) 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1880 | 5,546 | — |
| 1890 | 7,240 | +30.5% |
| 1900 | 7,661 | +5.8% |
| 1910 | 8,123 | +6.0% |
| 1920 | 8,019 | −1.3% |
| 1930 | 8,948 | +11.6% |
| 1941 | 9,730 | +8.7% |
| 1956 | 9,953 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 9,755 | −2.0% |
| 1977 | 8,450 | −13.4% |
| 1992 | 7,587 | −10.2% |
| 2002 | 7,726 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6,446 | −16.6% |
| 2021 | 6,126 | −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.[3]
Natives
- Iosif Hodoșiu (1829–1880), historian, politician, lawyer, publisher, and a founding member of the Romanian Academy
- Eszter Mátéfi (born 1966), handball coach and former handball player
See also
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Cuvântul primarului". comunaband.ro. Band town hall. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Roman Catholic church in Band
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Reformed church in Band
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Orthodox Church in Band
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Wooden church in Țiptelnic