Lunca Mureşului

Lunca Mureşului ( _hu. Székelykocsárd) is a commune located in the north-east of the Alba County, Romania. Apart from the centre of the commune, called Lunca Mureşului, the commune also includes the village of Gura Arieşului.

Geography

Lunca Mureşului has an area of 31.35 km² and is located on the Mureş River, in the north-east corner of Alba County, approximately 10 km from the town of Ocna Mureş on the Romanian County Road 107F, 20 km from the towns of Câmpia Turzii and Luduş, and 60 km from the county capital, Alba Iulia.

The commune is bordered by Cluj County in the north, Mureş County in the north-west, the town of Ocna Mureş in the west, and the commune of Noşlac in the south.

The commune is important from a geographical point of view because on its territory (in the village of Gura Arieşului) the Arieş River flows into the Mureş River.

Demographics

The 2002 Romanian Census recorded 2,643 people living in the commune.