Chiheru de Jos
Chiheru de Jos | |
|---|---|
Wooden church in Urisiu de Sus | |
Location in Mureș County | |
| Coordinates: 46°41′N 24°53′E / 46.683°N 24.883°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Mihai Dan Runcan[2] (PSD) |
Area | 115.26 km2 (44.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 1,762 |
| • Density | 15.29/km2 (39.59/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 547160 |
| Area code | (+40) 0265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | primariachiheru |
Chiheru de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóköhér, Hungarian pronunciation: [ɒlʃoːkøheːr]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus (Felsőköhér), Urisiu de Jos (Alsóoroszi), and Urisiu de Sus (Felsőoroszi).
The commune has a surface area of 115.26 km2 (44.50 sq mi). It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the eastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains. The river Nadășa (also known as the Chiher) flows through the commune. It is at a distance of 20 km (12 mi) from Reghin, 24 km (15 mi) from Sovata, and 52 km (32 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș.[3]
Demographics
The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,644, of which 89.05% were ethnic Romanians, 7.42% Roma, and 1.64% Hungarians.[4] At the 2021 census, Chiheru de Jos had a population of 1,762; of those, 87.68% were ethnic Romanians and 7.78% Roma.[5]
See also
- List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
- Chiheru de Jos wooden church
- Urisiu de Jos wooden church
- Urisiu de Sus wooden church
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Dan Mihai Runcan (Chiheru de Jos): "Am încercat să fim cât mai practici"". www.zi-de-zi.ro (in Romanian). 12 June 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- ^ "Primăria Chiheru de Jos: Despre". primariachiheru.ro (in Romanian). Chiheru de Jos townhall. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
- ^ "Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune". www.recensamantromania.ro (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics (Romania). July 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.