Type: | commune |
County: | Mureș |
Population Total: | auto |
Official Name: | Vărgata |
Other Name: | Csíkfalva |
Leader Name: | István Balogh[1] |
Leader Party: | UDMR |
Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 46.5667°N 72°W |
Vărgata (Hungarian: Csíkfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: NaNcs) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:
It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
It was first mentioned in 1412 as Chykfalua (Csíkfalva).[2]
The commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,945; out of them, 81.1% were Hungarian, 14.3% were Roma and 0.6% were Romanian.[3]