Băgaciu
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Mureș
|official_name = Băgaciu
|other_name = Szászbogács
|image_flag =
|image_shield = ROU MS Bagaciu CoA.PNG
|image_skyline = Saxon Fortified Church Bagaciu.JPG
|image_caption = Panoramic view of the commune with the Transylvanian Saxon Evangelical Lutheran fortified church in the background
|image_location =
|image_map = Bagaciu jud Mures.png
|map_caption = Location in Mureș County
|leader_name = Ioan Aldea{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=11 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}
|leader_party = PSD
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46.27|N|24.37|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 559
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 36.84
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 547090
|area_code = (+40) 02 65
|website = {{URL|http://www.primaria-bagaciu.ro/}}
}}
Băgaciu ({{langx|hu|Szászbogács}}, {{small|Hungarian pronunciation}}: {{convertIPA-hu|’|sz||á|sz|b|o|g|á|cs}}, {{langx|de|Bogeschdorf or Bogendorf}}, Transylvanian Saxon: Bogeschtref){{cite web|lang=de|url=https://www.siebenbuerger.de/ortschaften/bogeschdorf/|title=Bogeschdorf|website=www.siebenbuerger.de|author=Verband der Siebenbürger Sachsen in Deutschland e.V. (i.e., Association of Transylvanian Saxons in Germany)|access-date=14 May 2023}} is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, namely Băgaciu and Deleni ({{langx|hu|Magyarsáros}}).
Geography
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau. It is located in the southern part of Mureș County, {{cvt|13|km}} from the city of Târnăveni and {{cvt|39|km}} from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Sibiu County. Băgaciu is crossed by country roads DJ142A and DJ142D.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|2002|2589
|2011|2474
|2021|2542
}}
According to the 2011 census, Băgaciu had a population of 2,474, of which 34.51% were Romanians, 31.16% were Roma, and 29.7% were Hungarians. At to the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,542, of which 47.92% were Roma, 25.45% Romanians, and 21.87% Hungarians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}
Economy
The Deleni gas field lies on the territory of the commune.
Gallery
File:BagaciuMS.JPG|Evangelical Lutheran fortified church of the Transylvanian Saxons in Băgaciu
File:Harangláb az 1600-as évekből, Magyarsáros.jpg|Wooden church in Deleni
See also
References
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{{Mureș County}}
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Category:Communes in Mureș County
Category:Localities in Transylvania
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