Miercurea Nirajului

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Miercurea Nirajului
Nyárádszereda
Location of Miercurea Nirajului
Location of Miercurea Nirajului
Coordinates: 46°31′48″N 24°48′0″E / 46.53, 24.8
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Town
Government
 - Mayor László Dászkel (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
 - Total 55.88 km² (21.6 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 - Total 5,824
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Miercurea Nirajului or Nyárádszereda (Romanian: Miercurea Nirajului; Hungarian: Nyárádszereda) is a town in Mureş County, Romania. 7 villages belong to the town:

  • Beu/Székelybő
  • Dumitreştii/Demeterfalva
  • Laureni/Kisszentlőrinc
  • Moşuni/Székelymoson
  • Şardu Nirajului/Székelysárd
  • Tâmpa/Székelytompa
  • Veţa/Vece


[edit] Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,824 of which 83.98% or 4,891 are Hungarian.