Arcuș

Arcuș
Árkos
Commune
Unitarian Church

Coat of arms
Arcuș
Location of Arcuş
Coordinates: 45°54′0″N 25°46′0″E / 45.90000°N 25.76667°E / 45.90000; 25.76667Coordinates: 45°54′0″N 25°46′0″E / 45.90000°N 25.76667°E / 45.90000; 25.76667
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Árpád Máthé (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,527
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Arcuș (Hungarian: Árkos [ˈaːrkoʃ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. Composed of a single village, Arcuș, it became an independent commune when it split from Valea Crișului in 2004. Arcuș previously formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province.

Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it has a population of 1,527 of which 96.2% or 1,469 are Hungarian.

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