Bixad, Covasna

Bixad
Sepsibükszád
Commune

Coat of arms
Bixad

Location of Bixad, Covasna

Coordinates: 46°1′0″N 25°50′50″E / 46.01667°N 25.84722°E / 46.01667; 25.84722Coordinates: 46°1′0″N 25°50′50″E / 46.01667°N 25.84722°E / 46.01667; 25.84722
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Bács Márton Csaba
Population (2011)
  Total 1,774
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Bixad (Hungarian: Sepsibükszád, Hungarian pronunciation: [ʃɛpʃibyksaːd]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Bixad, it was joined to Malnaș in 1968. It once again became an independent commune when it split off in 2004. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,774 of which 97.01% or 1,721 are Hungarian.

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