Ungheni | |
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Town | |
Reformed church
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Location of Ungheni, Mureş |
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Coordinates: 46°29′9″N 24°27′39″E / 46.48583°N 24.46083°ECoordinates: 46°29′9″N 24°27′39″E / 46.48583°N 24.46083°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Mureș County |
Status | Town |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ioan Covrig (PSD) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,945 |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Ungheni (Hungarian: Nyárádtő, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɲaːraːtːøː]; German: Nyaradfluß) is a town in Mureș County, in central Romania. Its Romanian name until the 1960s was Nirașteu.
Six villages are administered by the town:
The town is situated 11 km from the county capital Târgu Mureș and is the location of the Târgu Mureș International Airport.
The town has a population of 6,945. The ethnic breakdown is as follows: