Belin (Hungarian: Bölön, Hungarian pronunciation: [bøløn]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Belin and Belin-Vale (Bölönpatak).
Belin
Bölön | |
|---|---|
 The Unitarian Castle Church and the Reformed Church | |
 Location in Covasna County | |
  Belin Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 25°34′E / 45.933°N 25.567°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Imre Sikó[1] (UDMR) |
| Area | 70.7 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 485 m (1,591 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,181 |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 527030 |
| Area code | +(40) x67 |
| Vehicle reg. | CV |
| Website | primariabelin |
Demographics
editBelin has a relative Roma majority. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,181; of those, 38.98% were Roma, 29.27% Romanians, and 27.32% Székely Hungarians.[3] At the 2011 census, there were 2,859 inhabitants; 46.9% of those were Roma, 36.7% Hungarians, and 13.7% Romanians.
In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were Pentecostal, 30.2% Unitarian, 19.8% Romanian Orthodox, 9.7% Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion, and 1.1% were Roman Catholic.
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.