Zau de Câmpie ( hu, Mezőzáh, Hungarian pronunciation:) is a commune in

Mureș County Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

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composed of nine villages: The commune lies in the

Transylvanian Plain The Transylvanian Plain ( ro, Câmpia Transilvaniei; hu, Mezőség, ) is an ethnogeographical area in Transylvania, Romania, located between the Someșul Mare and the Someșul Mic rivers to the north and west and the Mureș River to the south and ...

. It is located in the western part of the county, from the town of

Luduș Luduș (; Hungarian: ''Marosludas'' or ''Ludas''; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: ''Ludasch'') is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km south-west from the county's capital Târgu Mureș. Six villages are administered ...

. Zau de Câmpie borders the following communes: Șăulia and Papiu Ilarian to the east,

Valea Largă Valea Largă (formerly ''Țicud''; hu, Mezőceked, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of nine villages: Grădini, Mălăești, Poduri, Valea Frăției (''Frátaipatak''), Valea Glodulu ...

to the west, Miheșu de Câmpie to the north, and

Tăureni Tăureni ( hu, Mezőtóhát) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of three villages: Fânațe (''Kincstáribirtok''), Moara de Jos (''Csontostanya'') and Tăureni. It has a population of 1,049: 91% Romanians, 7% ...

to the south. It has a population of 3,509: 80%

Romanians The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym ''Vlachs'') are a Romance languages, Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Culture of Romania, Romanian culture and Cultural heritage, ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they l ...

, 11%

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and 9%

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...

. The Zau de Câmpie gas field lies within the perimeter of the commune.

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

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