Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Viișoara | |
Leader Name: | Ovidiu Dorel Stoica |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.29°N 24.6°W |
Elevation: | 375 |
Area Total: | 66.87 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 547645 |
Area Code: | +40 x59 |
Viișoara (German: Hohndorf; Hungarian: Csatófalva; Hungarian pronunciation: NaNcs) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages: Ormeniș (Irmesch; Szászörményes), Sântioana (Johannisdorf; Szászszentiván), and Viișoara.
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the bank of the rivers Domald and Sântioana, at an altitude of . It is located in the southern part of Mureș County, from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Sibiu County. Viișoara is crossed by county road DJ142C, which joins it to Bălăușeri, to the northeast, and to Dumbrăveni, to the south.
At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 1,663: 70% Romanians, 25% Roma, 3% Hungarians, and 2% Germans. At the 2011 census, there were 1,659 inhabitants, of which 60.76% Romanians, 31.95% Roma, 1.75% Hungarians, and 1.69% Germans. At the 2021 census, Viișoara had a population of 1,802, of which 67.54% Romanians, 20.14% Roma, 2.89% Germans, and 1.78% Hungarians.[1]