Râciu (, Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of fifteen villages: Căciulata, Coasta Mare (Nagyoldal), Cotorinau, Curețe, Hagău (Hágó), Leniș (Lenes), Nima Râciului (Rücsinéma), Obârșie, Pârâu Crucii (Keresztpatak), Râciu, Sânmărtinu de Câmpie (Mezőszentmárton), Ulieș (Nagyölyves), Valea Sânmărtinului (Forrásészka), Valea Seacă (Szárazpatak), and Valea Ulieșului (Ölyvespatak).

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the town had a population of 3,752, of which 90% were Romanians, 6% Roma, and 4% Hungarians. At the 2011 census, Râciu had a population of 3,748, of which 87.35% were Romanians, 7.55% Roma, and 2.59% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,289, of which 79.36% were Romanians, 5.81% Roma, and 1.4% Hungarians.