Bahnea Explained

Type:commune
County:Mureș
Bahnea
Other Name:Bonyha
Leader Name:Ioan Jors[1]
Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PNL
Coordinates:46.3667°N 53°W
Elevation:300
Area Total:91.65
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:547055
Area Code:(+40) 0265

Bahnea (hu|Bonyha; Hungarian pronunciation: NaNb, 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, 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, from Târnăveni and 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.[2]

Natives

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 11 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.