Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Population Total: | auto |
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 |
Area Code: | 547055 |
Bahnea (Hungarian: 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).
The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the border with Sibiu County, 16km (10miles) from Târnăveni and 26km (16miles) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. It is traversed by the Târnava Mică river.
At the 2011 census, 35.1% of inhabitants were Roma, 33.3% Romanians, and 30.8% Hungarians.