Gălăuțaș (Hungarian: Galócás) is a commune in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Dealu Armanului (Ármándombja), Gălăuțaș, Gălăuțaș-Pârău (Galócáspatak), Nuțeni (Nucén), Plopiș (Ploptyis), Preluca (Preluka), Toleșeni (Tolésén), and Zăpodea (Zapodéa).
Gălăuțaș | |
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 Catholic church in Gălăuțaș village | |
 Location in Harghita County | |
  Gălăuțaș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°55′N 25°26′E / 46.917°N 25.433°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Radu Țăran[1] (PSD) |
Area | 29.43 km2 (11.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 695 m (2,280 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,039 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 537120 |
| Area code | +(40) x66 |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
| Website | www |
At the 2011 census, the commune had a population of 2,498; out of them, 76.14% were Romanians, 20.18% were Hungarians, and 1.12% were Roma.[3] At the 2021 census, Gălăuțaș had 2,039 inhabitants; of those, 72.14% were Romanians, 19.96% Hungarians, and 1.23% Roma.[4]
Natives
edit- Márton Izsák (1913–2004), sculptor
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Tab8. Populația stabilă după etnie – județe, municipii, orașe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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Aerial view of Gălăuțaș -
Entrance sign to the commune
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