Band, Mureș

Band (Hungarian: Mezőbánd; Hungarian pronunciation : ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of eleven villages:
 * Band
 * Drăculea Bandului / Drekulyatelep
 * Fânațe / Fekete
 * Iștan-Tău / Istentó
 * Mărășești / Marosesd
 * Negrenii de Câmpie / Feketelak
 * Oroiu / Székelyuraly
 * Petea / Mezőpete
 * Țiptelnic / Száltelek
 * Valea Mare / Nagyvölgy
 * Valea Rece / Hidegvölgy

Mădăraș village was part of the commune until 2004, when it was split off to form a separate commune. In 2011, Fânațele Mădărașului village was also split off and transferred to Mădăraș Commune.

Demographics
The commune is ethnically mixed and has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 7,726 of which 45.42% or 3,509 are Hungarian, 2,868 or 37.12% Romanians and 1,349 or 17.46% Roma.