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
Greek-Catholic church in Ațintiș
Greek-Catholic church in Ațintiș
Coat of arms of Ațintiș
Location in Mureș County
Location in Mureș County
Ațintiș is located in Romania
Ațintiș
Ațintiș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°26′N 24°6′E / 46.433°N 24.100°E / 46.433; 24.100
CountryRomania
CountyMureș
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]
1,500
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
547045
Area code(+40) 02 65
Vehicle reg.MS
Websiteatintis.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.

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.