Ciucsângeorgiu

Ciucsângeorgiu
Csíkszentgyörgy
Commune

Location of Ciucsângeorgiu
Ciucsângeorgiu

Location of Ciucsângeorgiu

Coordinates: 46°19′0″N 25°57′0″E / 46.31667°N 25.95000°E / 46.31667; 25.95000Coordinates: 46°19′0″N 25°57′0″E / 46.31667°N 25.95000°E / 46.31667; 25.95000
Country  Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor József György (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
 • Total 240.72 km2 (92.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,751
 • Density 20.23/km2 (52.4/sq mi)
Ethnicity[1]
 • Hungarians 98.23%
 • Gypsies 0.44%
 • Romanians 1.3%
Religion
 • Roman-Catholic 98.65%
 • Orthodox 0.38%
 • Reformed 0.34%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code 537040
Area code(s) +40 266
Website www.csikszentgyorgy.eu

Ciucsângeorgiu (Hungarian: Csíkszentgyörgy, pronounced [ˈt͡ʃiːksɛnɟørɟ]) 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 nine villages:

In RomanianIn Hungarian
ArmăşeniCsíkménaság
Armăşenii NoiMénaságújfalu
BancuCsíkbánkfalva
CiobănişCsobányos
CiucsângeorgiuCsíkszentgyörgy
CotormaniKotormány
EghersecEgerszék
GhiurcheGyürke
PotiondPottyond

History

The village formed part of the Székely seat of Csíkszék, then from 1876 until 1918 to Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureş-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 4,751 of which 98.23% or 4,667 are Hungarian.

References

  1. ↑ Romanian Census 2002 retrieved May 4th, 2010
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