Map of Târgu-Mureş, Romania

Târgu-Mureş is the administrative centre of Mureș County, Romania, with a population of about 212,752. It lies at 46.5425°N, 24.5575°E. Târgu-Mureş is about 264 km (164 mi) northwest of Bucharest, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Sighișoara, 40 km to the southeast.

Târgu-Mureş at a glance

Where is Târgu-Mureş?

• The 9th largest city in Romania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 8 h 34 min on the shortest day to 15 h 50 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Târgu-Mureş

• Sighișoara — 40 km southeast
• Mediaş — 45 km south
• Turda — 59 km west
• Odorheiu Secuiesc — 63 km southeast
• Bistriţa — 66 km north
• Cluj-Napoca — 77 km west
• Dej — 86 km northwest
• Sibiu — 88 km south
• Alba Iulia — 92 km southwest
• Miercurea-Ciuc — 98 km east

Largest cities in Mureș County

• Sighișoara — 34,537

Largest cities in Romania

• Bucharest — 1,877,155
• Iaşi — 378,954
• Constanţa — 317,832
• Cluj-Napoca — 286,598
• Braşov — 253,200
• Timişoara — 250,849
• Craiova — 234,140
• Galaţi — 217,851
• Oradea — 183,105
• Ploieşti — 180,540

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.