It is composed of ten villages: Blidireasa (Blidirászaházcsoport), Brădețelu (Disznópatak), Dulcea (Dulcsa), Ibănești, Ibănești-Pădure (Erdőlibánfalva), Lăpușna (Laposnyatelep), Pârâu Mare (Sziródrész), Tireu (Tyiró), Tisieu (Tyiszó), and Zimți (Zimc).

It is located in the northeastern part of Mureș County, 15 km (9.3 mi) east of Reghin and 48 km (30 mi) northeast the county seat, Târgu Mureș, on the border with Harghita County.

Ibănești is crossed west to east by county road DJ153C, which starts in Reghin and connects to national road DN12 [ro] in Ditrău.

The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Tireu, Tisieu, Blidireasa, Brădețelu, and Zimți.

[2] At the 2002 census, Ibănești had 4,511 inhabitants, of which 99.6% were Romanians and 0.3% Hungarians; 90.3% were Romanian Orthodox, 5.8% Greek Catholic, 2.3% Seventh-day Adventist, 0.7% Pentecostal and 0.4% Baptist.