Nimigea

Nimigea (Template:Langx) is a commune in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania, with 5,324 residents. It is composed of eight villages: Florești (Virágosberek), Mintiu (Oláhnémeti), Mititei (Mittye), Mocod (Szamosmakód), Mogoșeni (Szamosmagasmart), Nimigea de Jos (the commune center; Magyarnemegye), Nimigea de Sus (Oláhnemegye), and Tăure (Tóhát).

The commune lies on the Transylvanian Plateau, at the confluence of the river Someșul Mare with its left tributary, the Bratoșa. It is located in the central-west part of the county, at a distance of Template:Cvt from the town of Beclean and Template:Cvt from the county seat, Bistrița.

At the 2011 census, 78% of inhabitants were Romanians, 13% Hungarians, and 6.6% Roma. 77.7% were Romanian Orthodox, 13.3% Reformed, and 5.5% Pentecostal.

Notable people

• Ion Ciocan