Ciucsângeorgiu

Ciucsângeorgiu Csíkszentgyörgy
—  Commune  —
Location of Ciucsângeorgiu
Ciucsângeorgiu Csíkszentgyörgy Location of Ciucsângeorgiu
Coordinates: 46°19′0″N 25°57′0″E / 46.316667°N 25.95°E / 46.316667; 25.95Coordinates: 46°19′0″N 25°57′0″E / 46.316667°N 25.95°E / 46.316667; 25.95
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	József György (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
– Total	240.72 km2 (92.9 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	4,891
– Density	20.23/km2 (52.4/sq mi)
Ethnicity[1]
– Hungarians	95.23%
– Gypsies	0.53%
– Romanians	4.23%
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, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːksɛntɟørɟ]) 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 Romanian	In Hungarian
Armăşeni	Csíkménaság
Armăşenii Nou	Ménaságújfalu
Bancu	Csíkbánkfalva
Ciobăniş	Csobányos
Ciucsângeorgiu	Csíkszentgyörgy
Cotormani	Kotormány
Eghersec	Egerszék
Ghiurche	Gyürke
Potiond	Pottyond

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 2002 census it has a population of 4,891 of which 95.24% or 4,658 are Hungarian.

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  Bancu/Csíkbánkfalva

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  Cotormani/Kotormány

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  18h century map

References

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