Ghindari

Ghindari

Makfalva
Ghindari Makfalva
Commune
	Location in Mureș County
	Ghindari Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 46°30′N 24°55′E / 46.500°N 24.917°E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Imre Vass (AMT)
Area	81.23 km2 (31.36 sq mi)
Elevation	376 m (1,234 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	3,034
• Density	37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547265
Area code	+(40) 265
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	ghindari.ro

Ghindari (Hungarian: Makfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkfɒlvɒ]; German: Eicheldorf) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of five villages: Abud (Székelyabod), Ceie (Cséje), Ghindari, Solocma (Szolokma), and and Trei Sate (Hármasfalu). The latter village, in turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hotești (Atosfalva), and Ștefănești (Székelyszentistván).

History

Until 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of the Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.

Demographics

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1850	5,599	—
1880	6,640	+18.6%
1900	7,520	+13.3%
1910	7,301	−2.9%
1920	7,184	−1.6%
1930	7,317	+1.9%
1956	7,906	+8.0%
1977	5,970	−24.5%
1992	5,290	−11.4%
2002	5,076	−4.0%
2011	3,250	−36.0%
2021	3,034	−6.6%
Source: Census data

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,250, of which 88.43% were Hungarians, 7.08% Roma, and 0.7% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ghindari had a population of 3,034; of those, 72.45% were Hungarians, 20.01% Roma, and 1.02% Romanians.^[3]