Pogăceaua

Pogăceaua (Hungarian: Mezőpagocsa [ˈmɛzøːpɒɡotʃɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of ten villages: Bologaia (Balogéja), Ciulea (Csulja), Deleni (Ökröstó), Fântâna Babii, Pârâu Crucii, Pogăceaua, Scurta, Sicele, Valea Sânpetrului, and Văleni.

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Pogăceaua
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Pogăceaua Location in Romania
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Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Florin-Cristian Ștefan (PSD)
Area	37.97 km2 (14.66 sq mi)
Elevation	355 m (1,165 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	1,890
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547465
Area code	(+40) 0265
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	pogaceaua.ro

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The commune lies in the Transylvanian Plain, on the banks of the river Șes and its left tributary, Bologa. It is located in the western part of the county, 33 km (21 mi) northwest of the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

As of the 2011 census, Pogăceaua had a population of 2,117, of which 82.2% were Romanians, 15.1% Roma, and 1.3% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 1,890; of those, 76.51% were Romanians and 16.61% Roma.^[2]