Ulieș Explained

Type:commune
County:Harghita
Official Name:Ulieș
Other Name:Kányád
Leader Name:Sándor György[1]
Leader Party:UDMR
Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.2167°N 39°W
Elevation:560
Area Total:65.29
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:537340
Area Code:+(40) 266

Ulieș (Hungarian: Kányád) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of eight villages: Daia (Székelydálya), Iașu (Jásfalva), Ighiu (Ége), Nicolești (Miklósfalva), Obrănești (Abránfalva), Petecu (Petek), Ulieș, and Vasileni (Homoródszentlászló).

The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Daia, Iașu, and Ulieș.[2]

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,273, of which 98.59% or 1,255 were Hungarians.[3] At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,193 inhabitants; of those, 91.03% were Hungarians, 4.78% Roma, and 1.17% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ulieș had a population of 1,068, of which 90.17% were Hungarians.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 9 June 2021 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Terra Siculorum Via Transilvanica . 2023-08-14 . www.viatransilvanica.com . ro.
  3. Web site: Structura Etno-demografică a României. www.edrc.ro.