Papiu Ilarian

Commune in Mureș, Romania
Papiu Ilarian
Mezőbodon
Commune
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
(2020–2024) Levente Varó[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
827
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.MS

Papiu Ilarian (formerly Budiul de Câmpie; Hungarian: Mezőbodon [ˈmɛzøːbodon]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:

  • Dobra / Dobratanya
  • Merișoru / Bugusalja
  • Papiu Ilarian
  • Șandru / Sándortelep
  • Ursoaia / Urszajatelep

Its first written mention is from 1332 as Budun (Bodon). The prefix "Mező", meaning 'field', in its Hungarian name refers to the Mezőség subregion where it lies.

Romanian politician Alexandru Papiu Ilarian was born here in 1828, and the commune was named after him in 1925.

Demographics

The commune has a Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 1,013 of which 56.17% or 569 are Hungarian.

See also

  • List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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