Râciu

Commune in Mureș, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Mureș County

(2020–2024) Alin-Ciprian Belean (PNL)Area

73.95 km² (28.55 sq mi)Elevation

329 m (1,079 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

3,289 • Density44/km² (120/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

547485

Area code(+40) 02 65Vehicle reg.MSWebsitewww.comunariciu.ro

Râciu (Hungarian: Mezőrücs, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːrytʃ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of fifteen villages: Căciulata, Coasta Mare (Nagyoldal), Cotorinau, Curețe, Hagău (Hágó), Leniș (Lenes), Nima Râciului (Rücsinéma), Obârșie, Pârâu Crucii (Keresztpatak), Râciu, Sânmărtinu de Câmpie (Mezőszentmárton), Ulieș (Nagyölyves), Valea Sânmărtinului (Forrásészka), Valea Seacă (Szárazpatak), and Valea Ulieșului (Ölyvespatak).

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	2,839	—
1920	3,894	+37.2%
1966	6,442	+65.4%
2002	3,752	−41.8%
2011	3,748	−0.1%
2021	3,289	−12.2%
Source: Census data

At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 3,752, of which 90% were Romanians, 6% Roma, and 4% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, Râciu had a population of 3,748, of which 87.35% were Romanians, 7.55% Roma, and 2.59% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,289, of which 79.36% were Romanians, 5.81% Roma, and 1.4% Hungarians.^[2]

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.