Neaua

Neaua Havad
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Neaua Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°29′N 24°50′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gergely Domokos Veress[1] (UDMR)
Area	40.04 km^2 (15.46 sq mi)
Elevation	379 m (1,243 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,231
• Density	31/km^2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547435
Area code	(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	neaua.ro

Neaua (Hungarian: Havad, pronounced [ˈhɒvɒd]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages: Ghinești (Geges), Neaua, Rigmani (Rigmány), Sânsimion (Nyárádszentsimon), and Vădaș (Vadasd).

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1850	1,927	—
1941	2,653	+37.7%
1992	1,632	−38.5%
2002	1,544	−5.4%
2011	1,369	−11.3%
2021	1,231	−10.1%
Source: Census data

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,369, of which 89.4% were Hungarians and 7.5% Roma. At the 2021 census, Neaua had a population of 1,231, of which 78.72% were Hungarians and 16.9% Roma.[3]

Natives

• József Madaras (1937–2007), Hungarian film actor

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.