Avrămești Explained

Type:commune
County:Harghita
Population Total:auto
Avrămești
Other Name:Szentábrahám
Leader Name:Dezső-Szabolcs Simó[1]
Leader Party:UDMR
Term:2020 - 2024
Area Total Km2:28.19
Postal Code:537010
Area Code:+40 266
Coordinates:46.3333°N 26°W

Avrămești (Hungarian: Szentábrahám, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNsz, 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 Hungarian
AndreeniMagyarandrásfalva
AvrămeștiSzentábrahám
CecheștiCsekefalva
FirtănușFirtosmartonos
GoagiuGagy
Medișoru Mic Kismedesér
Laz-FirtănușFirtosmartonosi 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.[2] 65% of the commune population are Unitarian, 17% are Reformed, 6% are Roman Catholic and 1% are Orthodox.[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 10 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune
  3. http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune