Petelea (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania that is composed of two villages: Habic (Hétbükk, meaning "Seven Beech Trees" in Hungarian) and Petelea. It had a population of 3,088 as of 2021; of those, 71.83% were Romanians and 21.96% Roma. The commune is located in the north-central part of the county, 25 km northeast of Târgu Mureș and 6 km south of Reghin, on the national road DN15 road. It is situated on the left bank of the river Mureș and it is traversed by two of its affluents: the Beica and the Habic.

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