Band Mezőbánd |
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Commune | |
Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°ECoordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Mureș County |
Status | Commune |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mircea Rusu (PNL) |
Population | |
• Total | 7,726 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: [mɛzøːbaːnd]) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania, composed of eleven villages:
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.
The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12% Romanians and 1,349 or 17.46% Roma.