Chiheru de Jos ( hu, Alsóköhér, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus (''Felsőköhér''), Urisiu de Jos (''Alsóoroszi''), and Urisiu de Sus (''Felsőoroszi''). The commune has a surface area of . It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the eastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains. The river

Nadășa The Nadășa or Chiher is a small river in the Gurghiu Mountains, Mureș County, northern Romania. It is a left tributary of the river Beica. It flows towards the northwest and discharges into the Beica in the village Beica de Jos Beica de Jos ...

(also known as the Chiher) flows through the commune. It is at a distance of from Reghin, from Sovata, and from the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic

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majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,644 of which 89.05% are ethnic Romanians. Other minorities are ethnic

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(7.42%) and ethnic Hungarians (1.64%).

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Communes in Mureș County Localities in Transylvania {{Mureș-geo-stub

Demographics

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