Beica de Jos | |
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 Wooden church in Nadășa | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Beica de Jos Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 24°48′E / 46.733°N 24.800°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Maria Moldovan[1] (PSD) |
Area | 45.69 km2 (17.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 386 m (1,266 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,459 |
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 547110 |
| Area code | (+40) 0265 |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
| Website | beica |
Beica de Jos (Hungarian: Alsóbölkény, pronounced [ˈɒlʃoːbølkeːɲ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Beica de Jos, Beica de Sus (Felsőbölkény), Căcuciu (Görgénykakucs), Nadășa (Görgénynádas), Sânmihai de Pădure (Szentmihály), and Șerbeni (Soropháza).
The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, on the eastern edge of the Transylvanian Plateau, at the foot of the Gurghiu Mountains. It lies at a distance of 7 km (4.3 mi) from Reghin, 34 km (21 mi) from Sovata, and 40 km (25 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș. The rivers Beica and Nadășa flow through the commune. Its neighbors are the city of Reghin and the communes Petelea, Gurghiu, Chiheru de Jos, Hodoșa, and Gornești.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2,432 | — |
| 1930 | 3,594 | +47.8% |
| 1956 | 3,750 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2,243 | −40.2% |
| 2011 | 2,305 | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 2,459 | +6.7% |
| Source: Census data | ||
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Primăria Beica de Jos: Situare geografică". beica.ro (in Romanian). Beica de Jos townhall. Retrieved July 7, 2021.