Târgu Mureș

Târgu Mureș (Romanian: [ˈtɨrɡu ˈmureʃ] ( listen); Hungarian: Marosvásárhely, IPA: [ˈmɒroʃvaːʃaːrhɛj] ( listen)) is the seat of Mureș County in the historical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is the 16th largest Romanian city. About 134,290 lived here based of the 2011 census.

Marosvásárhely
City
Collage Marosvásárhely.png
Flag of Târgu Mureș
Coat of arms of Târgu Mureș
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Coordinates: 46°32′44″N 24°33′45″E / 46.54556°N 24.56250°E / 46.54556; 24.56250Coordinates: 46°32′44″N 24°33′45″E / 46.54556°N 24.56250°E / 46.54556; 24.56250
Country Romania
CountyTemplate:RO-MS
StatusCounty capital
Government
 • MayorSoós Zoltán (Ind.)
Area
 • City49.3 km2 (19.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • City134,290
 • Density2,593/km2 (6,720/sq mi)
 • Metro
212,752
Ethnicity
 • Romanians51.9%
 • Hungarians45.2%
 • Roma2.5%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code
540xyz1
Car PlatesMS-N3
Websitewww.tirgumures.ro
1x, y, and z are digits that indicate the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address
2x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks
3used just on the plates of vehicles that operate only within the city limits (such as trolley buses, trams, utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.)

Târgu Mureș Media

References

  1. "Romanian census 2002". Edrc.ro. Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.