Chiheru de Jos

Chiheru de Jos
—  Commune  —
Chiheru de Jos
Coordinates: 46°41′N 24°53′E / 46.683°N 24.883°E / 46.683; 24.883
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Population (2002)[1]	1,744
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Chiheru de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóköhér, Hungarian pronunciation: [ɒlʃoːkøheːr]) is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus, Urisiu de Jos and Urisiu de Sus.

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1744 of which 93.92% or 1638 are Romanians. Other minorities are Hungarians (0.51%), Roma (5.50%) and Italians (0.05%).^[2]

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

Coordinates: 46°41′N 24°53′E / 46.683°N 24.883°E / 46.683; 24.883

References

1. ^ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
2. ^ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2798&localitate_id=2825