Șincai

Șincai

Șincai

Commune in Mureș, Romania

For the historian born here, see Gheorghe Șincai.

Șincai (Hungarian: Mezősámsond, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːʃaːmʃond]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Lechincioara (Kislekence), Pusta (Feketepuszta), Șincai, and Șincai-Fânațe (Édeságtelek).

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Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population, with a Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,634, of which 56.98% were Romanians and 40.58% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, Șincai had 1,622 inhabitants, of which 54.69% were Romanians, 33.17% Hungarians, and 10.17% Roma. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,499, of which 58.91% were Romanians, 35.49% Hungarians, and 2.6% Roma.[3]

Șincai village (previously known as Șamșudul de Câmpie) is the birthplace of the great Romanian historian, linguist, and poet Gheorghe Șincai (1754 – 1816).

Economy

The Șincai gas field is located on the territory of the commune.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. [3]
    "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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