Chiheru de Jos


Chiheru de Jos is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Chiheru de Jos, Chiheru de Sus, Urisiu de Jos, and Urisiu de Sus.
The commune has a surface area of. It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the eastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains. The river Nadășa flows through the commune. It is at a distance of from Reghin, from Sovata, and from the county seat, Târgu Mureș.

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,644, of which 89.05% were ethnic Romanians, 7.42% Roma, and 1.64% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, Chiheru de Jos had a population of 1,762; of those, 87.68% were ethnic Romanians and 7.78% Roma.