Type: | commune |
County: | Brașov |
Ticușu | |
Leader Name: | Emil-Mircea Șchiopea[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Coordinates: | 45.93°N 25.0997°W |
Elevation: | 488 |
Area Total: | 69.53 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 507225 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 68 |
Ticușu (German: Konradsdorf; Hungarian: Szásztyúkos) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Cobor (Kiwern; Kóbor) and Ticușu Vechi (the commune center).
Ticușu is located in the northwestern part of the county, at 25km (16miles) from Făgăraș, 33km (21miles) from Rupea, and 80km (50miles) from Brașov. It borders the following communes: Comăna to the east; Ungra to the northeast; Jibert to the north and west; and Mândra, Șercaia, and Șoarș to the south.
At the 2011 census, Ticușu had 908 inhabitants, of whom 65.7% were Romanians, 20.4% Roma and 12.6% Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 960; of those, 44.5% were Romanians, 7% Hungarians, and 1.46% Germans.