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Chiheru de Jos (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in
Mureș County Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...
,
Transylvania Transylvania ( or ; ; or ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Siweberjen'') is a List of historical regions of Central Europe, historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and ...
,
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. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus (''Felsőköhér''), Urisiu de Jos (''Alsóoroszi''), and Urisiu de Sus (''Felsőoroszi''). The commune has a surface area of . It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the eastern edge of the
Transylvanian Plateau The Transylvanian Plateau (; ) is a plateau in central Romania. Description The plateau lies within and takes its name from the historical region of Transylvania, and is almost entirely surrounded by the Eastern Carpathians, Eastern, Southern ...
, at the foot of the
Gurghiu Mountains The Gurghiu Mountains (Romanian: Munții Gurghiu , Hungarian: Görgény ) are a range in the Căliman-Harghita Mountains of the Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in the Transylvania region. They cover an area of . The mountains are relatively low ...
. The river
Nadășa The Nadășa or Chiher is a small river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Beica. It flows towards the northwest and discharges into the Beica in the village Beica de Jos Beica de Jos ( ...
(also known as the Chiher) flows through the commune. It is at a distance of from
Reghin Reghin (; , or ; ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Reen'') is a city in MureÈ™ County, Transylvania, central Romania, on the MureÈ™ River. As of 2021, it had a population of 29,742, making it the second biggest city of the MureÈ™ county, just behind th ...
, from
Sovata Sovata (; ; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a town in MureÈ™ County, Transylvania, Romania. Three villages are administered by the town: CăpeÈ›i (''Kopac''), IlieÈ™i (''IllyésmezÅ‘''), and Săcădat (''Szakadát''). In 2004, the village of SărÄ ...
, and from the county seat,
Târgu Mureș Târgu Mureș (, ; ; German language, German: ''Neumarkt am Mieresch'') is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the list of cities and towns in Romania, 16th-largest city in Romania, with 116,033 ...
.


Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic
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majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,644 of which 89.05% are ethnic Romanians. Other minorities are ethnic
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(7.42%) and ethnic
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(1.64%).


See also

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List of Hungarian exonyms (MureÈ™ County) This is a list of Hungarian names for towns and communes in MureÈ™ County, Transylvania, Romania. {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Hungarian exonyms (Mures County) Mures County Hungarian exonyms in Mures Hungarian Hungarian Exonyms An endonym ...
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References

Communes in MureÈ™ County Localities in Transylvania {{MureÈ™-geo-stub