Avrămești

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.

For other places with the same name, see Avrămești (disambiguation).
Avrămești
Szentábrahám
Commune
Municipal office
Municipal office
Location in Harghita County
Location in Harghita County
Avrămești is located in Romania
Avrămești
Avrămești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°20′N 25°01′E
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dezső-Szabolcs Simó[1] (UDMR)
Area
28.19 km2 (10.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011-10-31)[2]
2,465
 • Density87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
537010
Area code+40 266
Vehicle reg.HR
Websitewww.szentabraham.ro

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

At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,465; out of them, 2,105 (85.4%) were Hungarian, 278 (11.3%) were Roma and 17 (0.7%) were Romanian.[3] 65% of the commune population are Unitarian, 17% are Reformed, 6% are Roman Catholic and 1% are Orthodox.[4]

References
  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 19 February 2020.
  4. Tab13. Populaţia stabilă după religie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 19 February 2020.


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