Miercurea Nirajului ( ) is a town in MureàCounty, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The following seven villages are administered by the town: Beu (Székelybà Â), DumitreÃÂtii (Demeterfalva), LÃÂureni (Kisszentlà Ârinc), MoÃÂuni (Székelymoson), ÃÂardu Nirajului (Székelysárd), Tâmpa (Székelytompa), and VeÃÂa (Vece).
The town is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Niraj and its tributaries, the rivers Nirajul Mic and Valea spre ÃÂardu. Miercurea Nirajului is located in the east-central part of MureàCounty, due east of the county seat, Târgu MureÃÂ.
The town is part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Its first written mention is from 1493 as Oppidum Zereda. István Bocskay was elected here as prince of Transylvania in 1604.
Until 1918, the town belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the HungarianâÂÂRomanian War of 1918âÂÂ19 and the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 5,554, of which 83.3% were Hungarians, 10.4% Romanians, and 6.3% Roma. At the 2021 census, Miercurea Nirajului had a population of 5,554; of those, 77.9% were Hungarians, 8.3% Romanians, and 6.46% Roma.
The town is the site of the Miercurea Nirajului gas field.
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