Luduș Marosludas | |
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Coordinates: 46°28′40″N 24°5′46″E / 46.47778°N 24.09611°E / 46.47778; 24.09611 | |
Country | Romania |
County | Mureș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristian Moldovan (PSD) |
Area | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01) | 14,757 |
• Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 545200 |
Area code | (+40) 02 65 |
Vehicle reg. | MS |
Website | www.ludus.ro |
Luduș (Romanian pronunciation: ; Hungarian: Marosludas or Ludas; Hungarian pronunciation: , German: Ludasch) is a town in Transylvania, Romania in Mureș County, 44 km (27 mi) south-west from the county's capital, Târgu Mureș.
Six villages are administered by the town: Avrămești (Eckentelep), Cioarga (Csorga), Ciurgău (Csorgó), Fundătura (Mezőalbisitelep or Belsőtelep), Gheja (Marosgezse), and Roșiori (Andrássytelep).
At the 2021 census, Luduș had a population of 14,757. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 15,328; out of them, 65.9% were Romanian, 23.2% were Hungarian, and 6.3% were Roma.
In 1850, the town had 1,166 inhabitants; the ethnic composition of the town according to the 1850 census was: 1,065 (91.34%) Romanians and 34 (2.92%) Hungarians. In 1910, the town had 4,632 inhabitants; the ethnic composition of the town according to the 1910 census was: 3,116 (67.27%) Hungarians and 1,385 (29.9%) Romanians.
Demographic movement of the population according to the census data:
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