Ungheni, Mureș

Ungheni
—  Town  —
Location of Ungheni, Mureş
Coordinates: 46°29′9″N 24°27′39″E / 46.48583°N 24.46083°E / 46.48583; 24.46083Coordinates: 46°29′9″N 24°27′39″E / 46.48583°N 24.46083°E / 46.48583; 24.46083
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%)

Dispute over ownership. A Greek-Catholic church built around by a Romanian Orthodox church