Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Batoș | |
Leader Name: | Dumitru Cotoi |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.8833°N 64°W |
Elevation: | 409 |
Area Total: | 83.67 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 547085 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 65 |
Batoș (Hungarian: Bátos, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNoNaNo; German: Botsch) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Batoș, Dedrad (Dedrád; Zepling), Goreni (Dedrádszéplak; Ungarisch Zepling), and Uila (Vajola; Weilau).
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of . It is located in the northern part of Mureș County, from Reghin and from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Bistrița-Năsăud County.
At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,876, of which 72.08% were Romanians, 14.09% Hungarians, 7.51% Roma, and 1.21% Germans.[1]