Ungheni, Mureș
Ungheni (Hungarian: Nyárádtő [ˈɲaːraːttøː]; German: Nyaradfluß) is a town in Mureș County, in Transylvania, Romania. Until 1925 its Romanian name was Nirașteu. Six villages are administered by the town: Cerghid (Nagycserged), Cerghizel (Kiscserged), Morești (Malomfalva), Recea (Recsa), Șăușa (Sóspatak), and Vidrasău (Vidrátszeg).
Location
Ungheni is situated 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) from the county capital Târgu Mureș, 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) from Reghin, and 99.6 kilometres (61.9 mi) from Cluj-Napoca. The Târgu Mureș International Airport is located in Vidrasău, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) southwest of the county capital.
The town is bordered by the following communes: to the north by Band and Pănet, to the south by Suplac and Mica, to the east by Cristești, and to the west by Sânpaul. It is crossed by the A3 motorway, which runs from Bucharest to the Hungarian border near Oradea.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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2002 | 6,554 | — |
2011 | 6,945 | +6.0% |
2021 | 7,007 | +0.9% |
Source: Census data |
At the 2021 census, Ungheni had a population of 7,007. At the 2011 census, the town has a population of 6,945; of those, 5,053 (76.3%) were Romanians, 984 (14.85%) Roma, 576 (8.69%) Hungarians, and 4 (0.06%) others.
Natives
- Erasmus Julius Nyárády (1881–1966), botanist
See also
References
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- Târgu Mureș (county seat)
- Reghin
- Sighișoara
- Târnăveni
- Acățari
- Adămuș
- Albești
- Aluniș
- Apold
- Ațintiș
- Băgaciu
- Bahnea
- Băla
- Bălăușeri
- Band
- Batoș
- Beica de Jos
- Bereni
- Bichiș
- Bogata
- Brâncovenești
- Breaza
- Ceuașu de Câmpie
- Chețani
- Chibed
- Chiheru de Jos
- Coroisânmărtin
- Corunca
- Cozma
- Crăciunești
- Crăiești
- Cristești
- Cucerdea
- Cuci
- Daneș
- Deda
- Eremitu
- Ernei
- Fântânele
- Fărăgău
- Gălești
- Gănești
- Gheorghe Doja
- Ghindari
- Glodeni
- Gornești
- Grebenișu de Câmpie
- Gurghiu
- Hodac
- Hodoșa
- Ibănești
- Iclănzel
- Ideciu de Jos
- Livezeni
- Lunca
- Lunca Bradului
- Mădăraș
- Măgherani
- Mica
- Miheșu de Câmpie
- Nadeș
- Neaua
- Ogra
- Pănet
- Papiu Ilarian
- Păsăreni
- Petelea
- Pogăceaua
- Râciu
- Răstolița
- Rușii-Munți
- Sâncraiu de Mureș
- Sângeorgiu de Mureș
- Sânger
- Sânpaul
- Sânpetru de Câmpie
- Sântana de Mureș
- Sărăteni
- Saschiz
- Șăulia
- Șincai
- Solovăstru
- Stânceni
- Suplac
- Suseni
- Tăureni
- Valea Largă
- Vânători
- Vărgata
- Vătava
- Vețca
- Viișoara
- Voivodeni
- Zagăr
- Zau de Câmpie
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