Șincai
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Șincai
Mezősámsond | |
|---|---|
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Șincai Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.65000°N 24.38333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Grigore Huza[1] (PNL) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,499 |
| Time zone | EET/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
- ^ "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
