Sâncraiu de Mureș

Sâncraiu de Mureș Marosszentkirály
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Sâncraiu de Mureș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46.55°N 24.52°E / 46.55; 24.52
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Petru-Ionuț Budian[1] (PNL)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	10,403
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	MS

Sâncraiu de Mureș (Hungarian: Marosszentkirály, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒrossɛntkiraːj] meaning "Holy King on the Mureș River") is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages:

• Nazna / Náznánfalva
• Sâncraiu de Mureș

Around 1930, Cornățel (Egerszeg) village was merged into Sâncraiu de Mureș.

Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 7,275 of which 64.52% or 4,694 are Romanians and 30.81% or 2,242 are Székely Hungarians.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.