Ațintiș

For the river in Mureș County, see Ațintiș (river).

Ațintiș (Hungarian: Cintos, Hungarian pronunciation: [tsintoʃ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of six villages: Ațintiș, Botez (Batizháza), Cecălaca (Csekelaka), Iștihaza (Istvánháza), Maldaoci (Madavölgytanya), and Sâniacob (Marosszentjakab).

Ațintiș Cintos
Commune
Greek-Catholic church in Ațintiș
Coat of arms
Location in Mureș County
Ațintiș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°26′N 24°6′E
Country	Romania
County	Mureș
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	János-István Jakab (USR)
Area	49.08 km2 (18.95 sq mi)
Elevation	313 m (1,027 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)	1,500
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	547045
Area code	(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.	MS
Website	atintis.ro

The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, on the banks of the river Mureș and its left tributary, the river Ațintiș. It is located in the western part of the county, 55 km (34 mi) from the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Alba County.

As of the 2011 census, Ațintiș had a population of 1,575; of those, 59.2% were Romanians, 32% Hungarians, and 6.7% Roma.

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)

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