Type: | commune |
County: | Alba |
Rădești | |
Leader Name: | Alin-Teodor Nicula |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.2667°N 66°W |
Elevation: | 221 |
Area Total: | 29.76 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 517585 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 58 |
Rădești (formerly Tâmpăhaza; German: Thomaskirch; Hungarian: Tompaháza) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Leorinț (Laurentzi; Lőrincréve), Meșcreac (Weichseldorf; Meggykerék), Rădești, and Șoimuș (Magyarsolymos).
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 1,200, of which 78.1% were Romanians, 19.3% Hungarians, and 2.4% Roma. Furthermore, 63.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 21.4% Reformed and 14% Greek-Catholic. At the 2021 census, there were 1,175 inhabitants, of which 80.6% were Romanians and 14.55% Hungarians.