Sărățeni (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania. It became an independent commune when it split from the town of Sovata in 2004. It is composed of a single village, Sărățeni.
The commune is situated on the Transylvanian Plateau, at an altitude of , on the banks of the Târnava Mică River. It is located in the eastern part of Mureș County, southwest of the town of Sovata and east of the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Harghita County. Sărățeni is crossed by national road , which connects Bălăușeri to Miercurea Ciuc.
At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,608 inhabitants, of which 82.46% were Hungarians, 14.74% Roma, and 1.49% Romanians.Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 4 March 2020. At the 2021 census, Sărățeni had a population of 1,625; of those, 89.05% were Hungarians, 6.03% Roma, and 1.29% Romanians.
The commune is the location of Castra of Sărățeni, a Roman fort. In March–April 1919, the Ținutul Sării revolt occurred in the salt mining area around Sărățeni.
See also List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureș County)
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