Vărgata (Hungarian: Csíkfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃikfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania composed of five villages:
- Grâușorul / Búzaháza
- Mitrești / Nyárádszentmárton
- Vadu / Vadad
- Valea / Jobbágyfalva
- Vărgata
Vărgata
Csíkfalva | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Mureș County | |
  Vărgata Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′N 24°48′E / 46.567°N 24.800°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Mureș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | István Balogh[1] (UDMR) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,681 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | MS |
History
editIt formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Maros-Torda County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
It was first mentioned in 1412 as Chykfalua (Csíkfalva).[3]
Demographics
editThe commune has an absolute Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,945; out of them, 81.1% were Hungarian, 14.3% were Roma and 0.6% were Romanian.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Váradi, Péter Pál; Lőwey, Lilla (2008). Felső-Nyárád vidéke (Upper Niraj's region). Budapest: Erdély Fotóalbumok 2008. p. 102. ISBN 9789638641397.
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 4 March 2020.