| Type: | commune |
| County: | Bistrița-Năsăud |
| Matei | |
| Other Name: | Szentmáté |
| Leader Name: | Vasile Encian |
| Leader Party: | PNL |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Coordinates: | 46.9833°N 40°W |
| Elevation: | 330 |
| Area Total: | 86.02 |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 427135 |
| Area Code: | +40 x59 |
Matei (hu|Szentmáté; de|Mathesdorf) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Bidiu (Bödön), Corvinești (Kékesújfalu), Enciu (Szászencs), Fântânele (Újős), Matei, and Moruț (Aranyosmóric).
The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, in the Nösnerland historic region of northeastern Transylvania. It is located in the southern part of Bistrița-Năsăud County, at a distance of from the town of Beclean and from the county seat, Bistrița; the city of Gherla is to the west, in Cluj County.
At the 2011 census, 52.3% of inhabitants were Romanians, 40.6% Hungarians, 5.8% Roma, and 1.2% Germans. At the 2021 census, Matei commune had a population of 2,332, of which 51.84% were Romanians, 36.49% Hungarians, and 3.56% Roma.[1]