Gălești, Mureș

Gălești
Nyárádgálfalva
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Gălești is located in Romania
Gălești
Gălești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°31′N 24°45′E / 46.517°N 24.750°E / 46.517; 24.750
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Károly Karácsonyi[1] (UDMR)
Area
57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,271
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Gălești (Hungarian: Nyárádgálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈniaːraːdɡaːlfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of seven villages:

  • Adrianu Mare / Nagyadorján
  • Adrianu Mic / Kisadorján
  • Bedeni / Bede
  • Gălești
  • Maiad / Nyomát
  • Sânvăsii / Nyárádszentlászló (established 2004)
  • Troița / Szentháromság

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,940 of which 93.61% or 2,752 are Hungarian.[citation needed]

Historical population of Gălești, Mureș
Year1850188019001910193019561977199220022007
Population3,3173,4113,9474,0494,1304,5663,5612,9632,9402,871[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "The population of Găleşti in 2007 on the site of the Romanian National Statistical Institute". Archived from the original on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2010.