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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
• Valea Rece / Hidegvölgy

Band Mezőbánd
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Band Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mircea Radu[1] (PSD)
Population  (2011)[2]	6,446
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS

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

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.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

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