Fântânele, Mureș

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Fântânele
Gyulakuta
Commune
View of Viforoasa
View of Viforoasa
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Fântânele is located in Romania
Fântânele
Fântânele
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°25′N 24°45′E / 46.417°N 24.750°E / 46.417; 24.750Coordinates: 46°25′N 24°45′E / 46.417°N 24.750°E / 46.417; 24.750
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) József Varga[1] (UDMR)
Area
64.14 km2 (24.76 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
4,693
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS
Websitewww.fantanele-ms.ro

Fântânele (Hungarian: Gyulakuta; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟulɒkutɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of six villages:

  • Bordoșiu / Bordos
  • Călimănești / Kelementelke
  • Cibu / Csöb
  • Fântânele
  • Roua / Rava
  • Viforoasa / Havadtő

The commune is located in the southern part of the county, 28.3 km (17.6 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Harghita County. It lies on the right bank of the Balta River.

Demographics[]

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 4,595 of which 93.84% or 4,312 are Hungarian.

Reformed church in Fântânele
Abandoned power plant in Fântânele
Historical population of Fântânele, Mureș
Year18501880190019101930195619771992200220072011
Population3,6903,8384,1404,3244,4966,6126,0095,3295,0675,011[3]4,595[4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ "The population of the village in 2007 on the website of Romanian national Statistical Institute". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Population of Mureș in 2011" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 November 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
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