Ibănești, Mureș

{{Redirect|Pârâu Mare|other uses|Pârâul Mare (disambiguation)}}

{{Redirect|Disznópatak|the village that formerly bore this name in Hungarian|Vadu Izei}}

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Mureș

|name = Ibănești

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU MS Ibanesti CoA.jpg

|image_skyline = RO MS Lapusna 13.jpg

|image_caption = Wooden church in Lăpușna

|image_location =

|image_map = Ibanesti jud Mures.png

|map_caption = Location in Mureș County

|leader_name = Vasile Dumitru Dan

|leader_party = PSD

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|46.77|N|24.98|E|source:kolossus-frwiki|display=it}}

|elevation = 474

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 313.14

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 547325

|area_code = +(40) 265

|website = {{URL|https://ibanesti.ro/}}

}}

Ibănești ({{langx|hu|Libánfalva}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|’|l|i|b|á|n|f|a|l|v|a}}) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Blidireasa (Blidirászaházcsoport), Brădețelu (Disznópatak), Dulcea (Dulcsa), Ibănești, Ibănești-Pădure (Erdőlibánfalva), Lăpușna (Laposnyatelep), Pârâu Mare (Sziródrész), Tireu (Tyiró), Tisieu (Tyiszó), and Zimți (Zimc).

The commune is situated in the western foothills of the Gurghiu Mountains, at an altitude of {{cvt|474|m}}, on the banks of the river Gurghiu. It is located in the northeastern part of Mureș County, {{cvt|15|km}} east of Reghin and {{cvt|48|km}} northeast the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Harghita County.

Ibănești is crossed west to east by county road DJ153C, which starts in Reghin and connects to national road {{ill|DN12|ro}} in Ditrău. The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Tireu, Tisieu, Blidireasa, Brădețelu, and Zimți.{{Cite web |title=Highlands {{!}} Via Transilvanica |url=https://www.viatransilvanica.com/en/regions/highlands/ |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=www.viatransilvanica.com |language=en}}

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|1850 |1446

|1880 |2206

|1900 |2966

|1910 |3553

|1930 |4253

|1956 |4718

|1966 |5986

|1977 |5218

|1992 |4728

|2002 |4511

|2011 |4357

|2021 |4049

}}

At the 2002 census, Ibănești had 4,511 inhabitants, of which 99.6% were Romanians and 0.3% Hungarians; 90.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 5.8% Greek Catholic, 2.3% Seventh-day Adventist, 0.7% Pentecostal and 0.4% Baptist. At the 2011 census, the population was 4,357 (with 97.91% Romanians), while at the 2021 census, the population was 4,049 (with 94.44% 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}}