Barcani

Barcani
Commune
Barcani
Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Government
 • Mayor Marin Gheorghe[1] (Ind.)
Population (2011)[2] 3,665
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Barcani (Hungarian: Zágonbárkány) is a commune in Covasna County, in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Barcani, Lădăuţi (Ladóc) and Sărămaş (Szaramás). It also included Valea Mare village before it was split off to form a separate commune in 1999. The commune is situated south of Zagon, in the southeastern part of Covansna County.[3]

Demographics

The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 3,836 of which 99.63% or 3,822 are Romanians. Rest of the population is Hungarian with a population of 0.36% or 14.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://primariabarcani.ro/primarul/cv
  2. ↑ Romanian census data, 2002; retrieved on March 1, 2010
  3. ↑ http://primariabarcani.ro/home
  4. ↑ http://www.edrc.ro/recensamant.jsp?regiune_id=2568&judet_id=2699&localitate_id=2706

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