Type: | commune |
County: | Covasna |
Official Name: | Chichiș |
Other Name: | Kökös |
Leader Name: | Silviu Tăras[1] |
Leader Party: | UDMR |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.7833°N 73°W |
Elevation: | 506 |
Area Total: | 20.64 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 527075 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 67 |
Chichiș (Hungarian: Kökös, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNk) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, composed of two villages: Băcel (Kökösbácstelek) and Chichiș.
It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province.
The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,519, of which 54.05% were Hungarians and 44.18% Romanians; Chichiș village had an absolute Hungarian majority, while Băcel had an absolute Romanian majority. At the 2021 census, the population slightly increased to 1,540, of which 50.58% were Hungarians and 44.68% Romanians.[2]