Moacșa

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Moacșa
Maksa
Commune
Coat of arms of Moacșa
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
Location in Covasna County
Moacșa is located in Romania
Moacșa
Moacșa
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°52′N 25°58′E / 45.867°N 25.967°E / 45.867; 25.967Coordinates: 45°52′N 25°58′E / 45.867°N 25.967°E / 45.867; 25.967
CountryRomania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) János Deszke[1] (UDMR)
Population
 (2011)[2]
1,201
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV

Moacșa (Hungarian: Maksa, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkʃɒ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages:

  • Moacșa / Maksa
  • Pădureni / Sepsibesenyő

History[]

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. In 2004, Dalnic broke off from Moacșa to form an independent commune.

Demographics[]

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,206, of which 94.69% or 1,142 are Hungarian.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.covasna.insse.ro/phpfiles/DATE_PROVIZORII_RPL-2011_CV.pdf Archived 2012-04-17 at the Wayback Machine Romanian Census 2011
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