Hăghig Explained

Type:commune
County:Covasna
Official Name:Hăghig
Leader Name:Alexandru Cucu[1]
Leader Party:PSD
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:45.8333°N 60°W
Elevation:506
Area Total:30.18
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:527100
Area Code:(+40) 02 67

Hăghig (Hungarian: Hídvég, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNh; German: Fürstenberg or Fürstenburg) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Hăghig and Iarăș (Nyáraspatak).

Geography

The commune is located in the southeastern part of Covasna County, west of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the border with Brașov County. It is situated at an altitude of, on the banks of the Olt River and its right tributary, the river Hăghig.

Hăghig is crossed by national road, which starts in Întorsura Buzăului, in the south of the county, passes through Covasna and Sfântu Gheorghe, and ends in Feldioara, to the south, across the Olt River.

Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,315, of which 41.18% were Romanians, 30.55% Roma, and 28.12% Székely Hungarians. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 2,368, of which 44.76% were Romanians, 31.76% Roma, and 18.71% Székely Hungarians.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 10 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.