Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Population Total: | auto |
Chiheru de Jos | |
Leader Name: | Eremia Pop[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Coordinates: | 46.6833°N 77°W |
Area Total: | 115.26 |
Postal Code: | 547160 |
Chiheru de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóköhér, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNl) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus (Felsőköhér), Urisiu de Jos (Alsóoroszi), and Urisiu de Sus (Felsőoroszi).
The commune has a surface area of . It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the eastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains. The river Nadășa (also known as the Chiher) flows through the commune. It is at a distance of from Reghin, from Sovata, and from the county seat, Târgu Mureș.[2]
The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,644 of which 89.05% are ethnic Romanians. Other minorities are ethnic Romani (7.42%) and ethnic Hungarians (1.64%).[3]