Petelea

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Mureș

|name = Petelea

|image_flag =

|image_shield = ROU MS Petelea CoA.PNG

|image_skyline = RO MS Petelea 1.jpg

|image_caption = Church of the Ascension, Petelea

|image_location =

|image_map = Petelea jud Mures.png

|map_caption = Location in Mureș County

|leader_name = Sorin Pompei Pădurean{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=16 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|leader_party = PNL

|coordinates = {{coord|46|44|N|24|43|E|region:RO|display=it}}

|elevation =

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max = 511.7

|area_total = 43.7

|population_total = auto

|population_as_of =

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 547461

|area_code = +(40) 265

|website = {{URL|https://www.primariapetelea.ro/}}

}}

Petelea ({{langx|de|Birk}}; {{langx|hu|Petele}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|'|p|e|t|e|l|e}}) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of two villages: Habic (Hétbükk, meaning "Seven Beech Trees" in Hungarian) and Petelea. It had a population of 3,088 as of 2021; of those, 71.83% were Romanians and 21.96% Roma.

The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, {{cvt|25|km}} northeast of Târgu Mureș and {{cvt|6|km}} south of Reghin, on the national road {{ill|DN15|ro}} road. It is situated on the left bank of the river Mureș and it is traversed by two of its affluents: the Beica and the Habic.