Ciumani Explained

Type:commune
County:Harghita
Population Total:auto
Official Name:Ciumani
Other Name:Gyergyócsomafalva
Coordinates:46.6833°N 25.5167°W
Leader Name:László-Szilárd Márton[1]
Leader Party:UDMR
Term:2020 - 2024
Area Total Km2:96.83
Postal Code:537050
Area Code:+40 266

Ciumani (Hungarian: Gyergyócsomafalva, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNgy) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. It is composed of a single village, Ciumani.

Governance

It belonged first to the Székely seat of Gyergyószék, which was subsequently absorbed into Csíkszék, then, from 1876 until 1918, to Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After World War I, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it belonged to Hungary again between 1940 and 1944. After World War II, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, it formed part of the Hungarian Autonomous Province, then, of the Mureș-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 4,328; out of them, 99% were Hungarian and 0.2% were Romanian.[2] 98% of the commune population are Roman Catholic, 0.8% are Reformed and 0.3% are Orthodox.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 9 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