Band, Mureș
# Band, Mureș

Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation:) 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
* 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

The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12% Romanians and 1,349 or 17.46% Roma.

