Avrămești
Avrămești
Szentábrahám | |
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![]() Location in Harghita County | |
![]() ![]() Avrămești Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°20′N 25°01′E / 46.333°N 25.017°ECoordinates: 46°20′N 25°01′E / 46.333°N 25.017°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Harghita |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Dezső-Szabolcs Simó[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 28.19 km2 (10.88 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 2,465 |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 537010 |
Area code | +40 266 |
Vehicle reg. | HR |
Website | www |
Avrămești (Hungarian: Szentábrahám, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛntɒbrɒhaːm], meaning "St. Abraham") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
Component villages[]
The commune is composed of eight villages:
In Romanian | In Hungarian |
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Andreeni | Magyarandrásfalva |
Avrămești | Szentábrahám |
Cechești | Csekefalva |
Firtănuș | Firtosmartonos |
Goagiu | Gagy |
Medișoru Mic | Kismedesér |
Laz-Firtănuș | Firtosmartonosi Láz |
Laz-Șoimuș | Solymosi Láz |
History[]
Before the 1876 administrative reform of Transylvania, the village formed part of the Székely seat of Udvarhelyszék, then becoming, until 1918, a part of Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
Demographics[]
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,465; out of them, 2,105 (85.4%) were Hungarian, 278 (11.3%) were Roma and 17 (0.7%) were Romanian.[3] 65% of the commune population are Unitarian, 17% are Reformed, 6% are Roman Catholic and 1% are Orthodox.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 19 February 2020.
- ^ Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 19 February 2020.
External links[]
- Home page of the commune (in Hungarian)
- Communes in Harghita County
- Localities in Transylvania
- Székely communities
- Harghita County geography stubs