Type: | commune |
County: | Harghita |
Population Total: | auto |
Zetea | |
Other Name: | Zetelaka |
Leader Name: | Attila Nagy[1] |
Leader Party: | UDMR |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.3833°N 47°W |
Area Total: | 206.76 |
Postal Code: | 537360 |
Zetea (Hungarian: Zetelaka, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNz) is a commune in the central part of Harghita County, Romania. The commune lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
The commune is composed of six villages:
In Romanian | In Hungarian | |
---|---|---|
Desag | Desághátja | |
Poiana Târnavei | Küküllőmező | |
Izvoare | Ivómezeje Ivó | |
Sub Cetate | Zeteváralja | |
Șicasău | Sikaszó | |
Zetea | Zetelaka |
Zetea is located north of Odorheiu Secuiesc and west of the county seat, Miercurea Ciuc.
The commune lies on the banks of the Târnava Mare river. The Vărșag is a left tributary of this river; it flows into the Târnava Mare near the Poiana Târnavei village.
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 5,643 of which 96.72% or 5,721 were ethnic Hungarians and 1.19% were ethnic Romani.