Band ( Hungarian: ''Mezőbánd''; Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County,

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, composed of eleven villages: *Band *Drăculea Bandului / Drekulyatelep *Fânațe / Fekete *Iștan-Tău / Istentó *Mărășești / Marosesd *Negrenii de Câmpie / Feketelak *Oroiu / Székelyuraly *Petea / Mezőpete *Țiptelnic / Száltelek *Valea Mare / Nagyvölgy *Valea Rece / Hidegvölgy Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraș Commune.

Demographics

The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative

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Hungarian majority. According to the 2002

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it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12%

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and 1,349 or 17.46%

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