Șăulia (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in

Mureș County Mureș County (, , ) is a county (''județ'') of Romania, in the Historical regions of Romania, historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative reor ...

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that is composed of four villages: Leorința-Șăulia (''Lőrincidűlő''), Măcicășești (''Szteuniadülő''), Pădurea (''Erdőtanya''), and Șăulia.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, Șăulia had a population of 2,117: 87%

Romanians Romanians (, ; dated Endonym and exonym, exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group and nation native to Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. Sharing a Culture of Romania, ...

, 10%

Roma Roma or ROMA may refer to: People, characters, figures, names * Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas. * Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun * Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...

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Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

. At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,018 inhabitants, of which 80.03% were Romanians, 16.3% Roma, and 1.39% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Șăulia had a population of 1,892; of those, 81.24% were Romanians, 12.79% Roma, and 1.11% Hungarians.

References

Natives

Alexandru Rusu Alexandru Rusu (22 November 1884 – 9 May 1963) was a Romanian bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church. One of twelve children born to a priest in Șăulia Commune, Mureș County, he was himself ordained a priest in 1910. Rusu was ordained Bisho ...

(1884–1963), bishop of the Greek-Catholic Church *

Cosmin Vancea Cosmin Grigore Vancea (born 24 December 1984) is a Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the w ...

(born 1984), footballer Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania {{Mureș-geo-stub