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Moacșa
Maksa
Commune
Coat of arms of Moacșa
Location of Moacșa in the Covasna county, Romania
Location of Moacșa in the Covasna county, Romania
Country Romania
CountyCovasna County
StatusCommune
Government
 • MayorÁlmos Oláh Bádi (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,206
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Moacșa (Hungarian: Maksa, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmɒkʃɒ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of two villages:

  • Moacșa / Maksa
  • Pădureni / Sepsibesenyő

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. In 2004, Dalnic broke off from Moacșa to form an independent commune.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,206 of which 94.69% or 1,142 are Hungarian.[1]

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