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Ghindari
View on WikipediaGhindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of five villages: Abud (Székelyabod), Ceie (Cséje), Ghindari, Solocma (Szolokma), and Trei Sate (Hármasfalu). The latter village, in turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hotești (Atosfalva), and Ștefănești (Székelyszentistván).
Key Information
History
[edit]Until 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of the Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.
Demographics
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 5,599 | — |
| 1880 | 6,640 | +18.6% |
| 1900 | 7,520 | +13.3% |
| 1910 | 7,301 | −2.9% |
| 1920 | 7,184 | −1.6% |
| 1930 | 7,317 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 7,906 | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 5,970 | −24.5% |
| 1992 | 5,290 | −11.4% |
| 2002 | 5,076 | −4.0% |
| 2011 | 3,250 | −36.0% |
| 2021 | 3,034 | −6.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,250, of which 88.43% were Hungarians, 7.08% Roma, and 0.7% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ghindari had a population of 3,034; of those, 72.45% were Hungarians, 20.01% Roma, and 1.02% Romanians.[3]
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Abud -
Abud -
Statue of Miklós Wesselényi -
View of Ghindari village -
Trei Sate
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
