Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Population Total: | auto |
Official Name: | Band |
Other Name: | Mezőbánd |
Leader Name: | Mircea Radu[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.5833°N 24.3833°W |
Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: NaNe) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of eleven villages:
Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraș Commune.
The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12% Romanians and 1,349 or 17.46% Roma.