- Ungheni, Mureș
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Ungheni — Town — Location of Ungheni, MureşCoordinates: 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 Mureş County Status Town Government – Mayor Ioan Covrig (PSD) Population (2002) – Total 6,554 Time zone EET (UTC+2) – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Ungheni (Hungarian: Nyárádtő, Hungarian pronunciation: [’niaːraːdtøː]; German: Nyaradfluß) is a town in Mureş County, in central Romania. Its Romanian name until the 1960s was Niraşteu.
Six villages are administered by the town:
- Cerghid
- Cerghizel
- Moreşti
- Recea
- Şăuşa
- Vidrasău
The town is situated 11 km from the county capital Târgu Mureş and is the location of the Târgu Mureş International Airport.
Demographics
The town has a population of 6,554. The ethnic breakdown is as follow:
- Romanians: 5,241 (79.97%)
- Roma: 710 (10.83%)
- Hungarians: 599 (9.14%)
- Others: 4 (0.06%)
Categories:- Geography articles needing translation from Hungarian Wikipedia
- Towns in Romania
- Populated places in Mureș County
- Székely communities
- Romani communities in Romania
- Hungarian history stubs
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