Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: [mɛzøːbaːnd]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of eleven villages: Band, Drăculea Bandului (Drekulyatelep), Fânațe (Fekete), Iștan-Tău (Istentó), Mărășești (Marosesd), Negrenii de Câmpie (Feketelak), Oroiu (Székelyuraly), Petea (Mezőpete), Țiptelnic (Száltelek), Valea Mare (Nagyvölgy), and Valea Rece (Hidegvölgy). Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraș Commune.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 5,546 | — |
| 1890 | 7,240 | +30.5% |
| 1900 | 7,661 | +5.8% |
| 1910 | 8,123 | +6.0% |
| 1920 | 8,019 | −1.3% |
| 1930 | 8,948 | +11.6% |
| 1941 | 9,730 | +8.7% |
| 1956 | 9,953 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 9,755 | −2.0% |
| 1977 | 8,450 | −13.4% |
| 1992 | 7,587 | −10.2% |
| 2002 | 7,726 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 6,446 | −16.6% |
| 2021 | 6,126 | −5.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 7,726, of which 45.42% were Székely Hungarians, 37.12% Romanians, and 17.46% Roma. At the 2021 census, Band had a population of 6,126; of those, 35.1% were Romanians, 31.36% Hungarians, and 19.38% Roma.[3]
Natives
- Iosif Hodoșiu (1829–1880), historian, politician, lawyer, publisher, and a founding member of the Romanian Academy
See also
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Roman Catholic church in Band -
Reformed church in Band -
Orthodox Church in Band -
Wooden church in Țiptelnic
