Ațintiș

Ațintiș
Cintos
Greek-Catholic church in Ațintiș
Location in Mureș County
Ațintiș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°26′N 24°6′E / 46.433°N 24.100°E / 46.433; 24.100
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)János-István Jakab (USR)
Area
49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi)
Elevation
313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
1,500
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
547045
Area code(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.MS
Websiteatintis.ro

Ațintiș (Hungarian: Cintos, Hungarian pronunciation: [tsintoʃ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ațintiș, Botez (Batizháza), Cecălaca (Csekelaka), Iștihaza (Istvánháza), Maldaoci (Madavölgytanya), and Sâniacob (Marosszentjakab).

The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Mureș and its left tributary, the river Ațintiș. It is located in the western part of the county, 55 km (34 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Alba County.

As of the 2011 census, Ațintiș had a population of 1,575; of those, 59.2% were Romanians, 32% Hungarians, and 6.7% Roma.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.