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Șincai

Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.65000°N 24.38333°E / 46.65000; 24.38333
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Șincai
Mezősámsond
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Șincai is located in Romania
Șincai
Șincai
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.65000°N 24.38333°E / 46.65000; 24.38333
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • MayorGrigore Huza[1] (PNL)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,499
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.