Papiu Ilarian

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Papiu Ilarian
Mezőbodon
Location of Papiu Ilarian
Location of Papiu Ilarian
Coordinates: 46°33′0″N 24°12′0″E / 46.55, 24.2
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Mureş County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Levente Varó (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 1,013
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Papiu Ilarian or Mezőbodon (Romanian: Papiu Ilarian; Hungarian: Mezőbodon) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania comprising of 5 villages:

  • Dobra/Dobratanya
  • Merişoru/Bugusalja
  • Papiu Ilarian/Mezőbodon
  • Şandru/Sándortelep
  • Ursoaia/Ursdzajatelep

[edit] Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,013 of which 56.17% or 569 are Hungarian.