Șincai
Șincai
Mezősámsond | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Location of Șincai | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.65000°N 24.38333°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Mureș County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • primar | Valer Moldovan (PD-L) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,634 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Șincai (Hungarian: Mezősámsond, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːʃaːmʃond]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Lechincioara (Kislekence), Pusta (Feketepuszta), Șincai and Șincai-Fânațe (Édeságtelek).
Demographics
The commune has an ethnically mixed population, with a Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,634 of which 56.98% or 931 are Romanian and 40.58% or 663 Hungarian.
The birthplace of the great Romanian historian, linguist and poet Gheorghe Șincai.
