Șincai

For the historian born here, see Gheorghe Şincai.

Şincai Mezősámsond
—  Commune  —
Location of Şincai
Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.65°N 24.383333°E / 46.65; 24.383333Coordinates: 46°39′0″N 24°23′0″E / 46.65°N 24.383333°E / 46.65; 24.383333
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Commune
Government
– primar	Valer Moldovan (PD-L)
Population (2002)
– Total	1,634
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Şincai (Hungarian: Mezősámsond, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɛzøːʃaːmʃond]) is a commune in Mureş County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Lechincioara (Kislekence), Pusta (Feketepuszta), Şincai and Şincai-Fânaţe (Édeságtelek).

Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population, with a Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,634 of which 56.98% or 931 are Romanian and 40.58% or 663 Székely Hungarian.

The birthplace of the great Romanian historian, linguist and poet Gheorghe Şincai.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

References