Ungheni, Mureș
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| Ungheni | |
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| — Town — | |
| Location of Ungheni, Mureş | |
| Coordinates: 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 | |
| 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.
[edit] 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%)
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