Rușii-Munți

Rușii-Munți
Rușii-Munți town hall
Location in Mureș County
Rușii-Munți
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°55′N 24°51′E / 46.92°N 24.85°E / 46.92; 24.85
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Ilie Chiș-Bălan (PSD)
Area
43.86 km2 (16.93 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,827
 • Density41.66/km2 (107.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
547505
Area code(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.MS

Rușii-Munți (Hungarian: Marosoroszfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒroʃorosfɒlu], meaning "Russian Village on the Mureș") is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of four villages: Maiorești (formerly Huduc; Monosfalu), Morăreni (Maroslaka), Rușii-Munți, and Sebeș (Sebespatak).

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 2,252: 95% Romanians, 4% Roma, and 1% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Rușii-Munți had a population of 1,827; of those, 90.7% were Romanians and 2.63% Roma.[2]

Natives

  • Tit Liviu Chinezu (1904–1955), bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church, beatified in 2019

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.