Ghindari
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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type = commune
|county = Mureș
|official_name = Ghindari
|other_name = Makfalva
|image_flag =
|image_shield =
|image_skyline = Makfalva 8.JPG
|image_caption =
|image_location =
|image_map = Ghindari jud Mures.png
|map_caption = Location in Mureș County
|leader_name = Imre Vass{{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 = AMT
|term = 2020–2024
|coordinates = {{coord|46|30|N|24|55|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}
|elevation = 376
|elevation_min =
|elevation_max =
|area_total = 81.23
|area_footnotes =
|population_as_of =
|population_total = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code = 547265
|area_code = +(40) 265
|website = {{URL|https://ghindari.ro/}}
}}
Ghindari ({{langx|hu|Makfalva}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|m|a|k|f|a|l|v|a}}; {{langx|de|Eicheldorf}}) is a commune in Mureș County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of five villages: Abud (Székelyabod), Ceie (Cséje), Ghindari, Solocma (Szolokma), and Trei Sate (Hármasfalu). The latter village, in turn, is composed of three hamlets: Cioc (Csókfalva), Hotești (Atosfalva), and Ștefănești (Székelyszentistván).
History
Until 1918, the villages belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, the area became part of the Romania. In 2004, Chibed broke away to form an independent commune.
Demographics
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
| 1850 | 5599
| 1880 | 6640
| 1900 | 7520
| 1910 | 7301
| 1920 | 7184
| 1930 | 7317
| 1956 | 7906
| 1977 | 5970
| 1992 | 5290
| 2002 | 5076
| 2011 | 3250
| 2021 | 3034
}}
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 3,250, of which 88.43% were Hungarians, 7.08% Roma, and 0.7% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ghindari had a population of 3,034; of those, 72.45% were Hungarians, 20.01% Roma, and 1.02% Romanians.{{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}}
See also
Gallery
File:Székelyabod tábla.JPG| Abud
File:Székelyabod 2009-1.JPG| Abud
File:Makfalva Wesselényi.JPG |Statue of Miklós Wesselényi
File:Makfalva 7.JPG|View of Ghindari village
File:Hármasfalu2.jpg|Trei Sate