Type: | commune |
County: | Harghita |
Sărmaș | |
Leader Name: | Valentin Mîndru |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.8833°N 53°W |
Elevation: | 718 |
Area Total: | 72 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 537260 |
Area Code: | +(40) x66 |
Sărmaș (hu|Salamás) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. Ethnic Romanians represent the majority. The commune is composed of five villages: Hodoșa (Gyergyóhodos), Fundoaia (Fundoja), Platonești (Kerekfenyő), Runc (Runk), and Sărmaș.
At the 2002 census, 80.6% of inhabitants were Romanians and 19.2% Hungarians; all villages had a Romanian majority, with Hungarian residents concentrated in Sărmaș, Hodoșa, and Runc. At the 2021 census, Sărmaș had a population of 3,366; of those, 79.17% were Romanians and 14.08% Hungarians.[1]