Gănești


Gănești is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Gănești, Păucișoara, Seuca, and Sub Pădure. It also included Cuștelnic village until 2002, when it was transferred to Târnăveni city.
The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the Transylvanian Plateau, at a distance of from Târnăveni. It lies on both banks of the river Târnava Mică and it is traversed by the river Băgaciu.
Gănești borders the communes Cucerdea and Ogra to the north, Mica to the east, Băgaciu to the south, and the city of Târnăveni to the west.

Demographics

As of January 1, 2012, the commune had a population of 3,511, of which 2,300 were ethnic Hungarians, 862 ethnic Romanians, and 346 ethnic Roma. At the 2021 census, Gănești had a population of 3131; of those, 59.31% were Hungarians, 23.79% Romanians, and 11.72% Roma.