Barcani

Barcani
Commune
Barcani
Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Government
  Mayor Marin Gheorghe[1] (Ind.)
Population (2011)[2] 3,665
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)

Barcani (Hungarian: Zágonbárkány) is a commune in Covasna County, in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Barcani, Lădăuți (Ladóc) and Sărămaș (Szaramás). It also included Valea Mare village before it was split off to form a separate commune in 1999. The commune is situated south of Zagon, in the southeastern part of Covasna County.[3]

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 3,836 of which 99.63% or 3,822 are Romanians. The rest of the population is Hungarian, with a population of 0.36% or 14.[4]

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