Șincai (, 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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composed of four villages: Lechincioara (''Kislekence''), Pusta (''Feketepuszta''), Șincai, and Șincai-Fânațe (''Édeságtelek'').

Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population, with a

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majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,634, of which 56.98% were Romanians and 40.58%

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. At the 2011 census, Șincai had 1,622 inhabitants, of which 54.69% were Romanians, 33.17% Hungarians, and 10.17%

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. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,499, of which 58.91% were Romanians, 35.49% Hungarians, and 2.6% Roma. Șincai village (previously known as Șamșudul de Câmpie) is the birthplace of the great Romanian historian, linguist, and poet

Gheorghe Șincai Gheorghe Șincai (; – November 2, 1816) was a Romanian historian, philologist, translator, poet, and representative of the Enlightenment-influenced Transylvanian School. As the director of Greek Catholic education in Transylvania he broug ...

(1754 – 1816).

Economy

The Șincai gas field is located on the territory of the commune.

References

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Demographics

Economy

See also

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