Neaua (, ) 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 ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

composed of five villages: Ghinești (''Geges''), Neaua, Rigmani (''Rigmány''), Sânsimion (''Nyárádszentsimon''), and Vădaș (''Vadasd'').

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,369, of which 89.4% were

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

and 7.5% Roma. At the 2021 census, Neaua had a population of 1,231, of which 78.72% were Hungarians and 16.9% Roma.

Natives

* József Madaras (1937–2007), Hungarian film actor

References

{{Authority control Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania

Demographics

Natives

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