Batoș

Batoș
Commune
House in Dedrad
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Batoș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°53′N 24°40′E / 46.883°N 24.667°E / 46.883; 24.667
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Dumitru Cotoi (PSD)
Area
83.67 km2 (32.31 sq mi)
Elevation
409 m (1,342 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,876
 • Density46.32/km2 (120.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
547085
Area code(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.MS
Websiteprimariabatos.ro

Batoș (Hungarian: Bátos, Hungarian pronunciation: [baːtoʃ]; German: Botsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Batoș, Dedrad (Dedrád; Zepling), Goreni (Dedrádszéplak; Ungarisch Zepling), and Uila (Vajola; Weilau).

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 409 m (1,342 ft). It is located in the northern part of Mureș County, 16 km (10 mi) from Reghin and 49 km (30 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 5,323—    
1920 4,948−7.0%
1930 4,814−2.7%
1941 5,338+10.9%
1956 5,036−5.7%
1966 3,995−20.7%
1977 4,816+20.6%
1992 4,024−16.4%
2002 4,173+3.7%
2011 3,926−5.9%
2021 3,876−1.3%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,876, of which 72.08% were Romanians, 14.09% Hungarians, 7.51% Roma, and 1.21% Germans.[2]

Natives

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
  • Lutheran church in Batoș
  • Dedrad
  • Church in Goreni
  • Orthodox church in Uila


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