Avrămești

Avrămești
Szentábrahám
Commune

Location of Avrămești
Avrămești
Location of Avrămești
Coordinates: 46°20′0″N 25°1′0″E / 46.33333°N 25.01667°E / 46.33333; 25.01667Coordinates: 46°20′0″N 25°1′0″E / 46.33333°N 25.01667°E / 46.33333; 25.01667
Country  Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Szöcs Béla[1] (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Area
 • Total 28.19 km2 (10.88 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 2,517
 • Density 88.28/km2 (228.6/sq mi)
Ethnicity[2]
 • Hungarians 97.69%
 • Gypsies 1.74%
 • Romanians 0.55%
Religion
 • Unitarian 73.65%
 • Reformed 17.79%
 • Roman Catholic 4.88%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code 537010
Area code(s) +40 266
Website www.szentabraham.ro

Avrămești (Hungarian: Szentábrahám, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈsɛntɒbrɒhaːm], meaning "St. Abraham") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages

The commune is composed of eight villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Andreeni Magyarandrásfalva
Avrămești Szentábrahám
Cechești Csekefalva
Firtănuș Firtosmartonos
Goagiu Gagy
Medișoru Mic Kismedesér
Laz-Firtănuș Firtosmartonosi Láz
Laz-Șoimuș Solymosi Láz

History

Before the 1876 administrative reform of Transylvania, the village formed part of the Székely seat of Udvarhelyszék, then becoming, until 1918, a part of Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 2,517 of which 97.69% or 2,459 are Hungarian.[3]

References

  1. ↑ (in Romanian) alegeri.tv - Alegeri locale 2012 - Rezultate alegeri Primăria Avrămeşti, judeţul Harghita; retrieved on March 25, 2013
  2. ↑ Romanian Census 2002
  3. ↑ Romanian Census 2002


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