Avrămești
Avrămești
Szentábrahám | |
|---|---|
Commune | |
 Location of Avrămești | |
  Avrămești | |
| Coordinates: 46°20′0″N 25°1′0″E / 46.33333°N 25.01667°E | |
| 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 | |
| • 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 | +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]
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