Barcani Explained

Type:commune
County:Covasna
Barcani
Leader Name:Nicolae Pastor[1]
Leader Party:Independent
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:45.7°N 31°W
Elevation:754
Elevation Min:700
Area Total:57.40
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:527010
Area Code:(+40) 02 67

Barcani (Hungarian: Zágonbárkány) is a commune in Covasna County, in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Barcani, Lădăuți (Ladóc), and Sărămaș (Szaramás). It also included Valea Mare village before it was split off to form a separate commune in 1999. The commune is situated south of Zagon, in the southeastern part of Covasna County.[2]

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,836 of which 99.63% or 3,822 were Romanians and 14 or 0.36% Hungarian.[3] At the 2011 census, there were 3,688 inhabitants; 95.53% were Romanians and 3.09% Roma. At the 2021 census, Barcani had a population of 3,822; of those, 86.39% were Romanians and 5.73% Roma.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 10 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Primaria Comunei Barcani. 2011-07-28. 2020-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200211113346/http://primariabarcani.ro/home. dead.
  3. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României.
  4. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.