Band, Mureș

Band

Mezőbánd
Band Mezőbánd
Commune
	Wooden church of the Presentation in Oroiu
	Coat of arms
	Location in Mureș County
	Band Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.58333°N 24.38333°E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mircea Radu (PSD)
Area	100.68 km2 (38.87 sq mi)
Elevation	332 m (1,089 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	6,126
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547065
Area code	(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.	MS

Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation: [mɛzøːbaːnd]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of eleven villages: Band, Drăculea Bandului (Drekulyatelep), Fânațe (Fekete), Iștan-Tău (Istentó), Mărășești (Marosesd), Negrenii de Câmpie (Feketelak), Oroiu (Székelyuraly), Petea (Mezőpete), Țiptelnic (Száltelek), Valea Mare (Nagyvölgy), and Valea Rece (Hidegvölgy). Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraș Commune.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1880	5,546	—
1890	7,240	+30.5%
1900	7,661	+5.8%
1910	8,123	+6.0%
1920	8,019	−1.3%
1930	8,948	+11.6%
1941	9,730	+8.7%
1956	9,953	+2.3%
1966	9,755	−2.0%
1977	8,450	−13.4%
1992	7,587	−10.2%
2002	7,726	+1.8%
2011	6,446	−16.6%
2021	6,126	−5.0%
Source: Census data

According to the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 7,726, of which 45.42% were Székely Hungarians, 37.12% Romanians, and 17.46% Roma. At the 2021 census, Band had a population of 6,126; of those, 35.1% were Romanians, 31.36% Hungarians, and 19.38% Roma.^[3]