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.

Avrămești
Szentábrahám
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 / 46.333°N 25.017°E / 46.333; 25.017
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dezső-Szabolcs Simó[1] (UDMR)
Area
28.19 km2 (10.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
2,324
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
537010
Area code+40 266
Vehicle reg.HR
Websitewww.szentabraham.ro

Component villages

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (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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