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Bahnea

Bonyha
Bahnea Bonyha
Commune
	Reformed church
	Coat of arms
	Location in Mureș County
	Bahnea Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°22′N 24°29′E / 46.367°N 24.483°E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Ioan Jors (PNL)
Area	91.65 km2 (35.39 sq mi)
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	3,528
• Density	38/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547055
Area code	(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	comunabahnea.ro

Bahnea (Hungarian: Bonyha; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbonihɒ], until 1898 Szászbonyha; German: Bachnen) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bahnea, Bernadea (Bernád), Cund (Kund; Reussdorf), Daia (Dányán), Gogan (Gógán), Idiciu (Jövedics), and Lepindea (Leppend).

Geography

The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of 300 m (980 ft), on the banks of the river Târnava Mică and its left tributary, the Cund. The river Idiciu flows into the Cund in Bahnea village.

Bahnea commune is located in the southern part of Mureș County, 16 km (10 mi) from Târnăveni and 26 km (16 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Sibiu County.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had 3,739 inhabitants, of which 35.1% were Roma, 33.3% Romanians, and 30.8% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Bahnea had a population of 3,528; of those, 39.63% were Romanians, 32.54% Roma, and 22.19% Hungarians.^[3]