Barcani
Barcani | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Covasna County | |
  Barcani Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Nicolae Pastor[1] (Ind.) |
Area | 57.40 km2 (22.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 3,822 |
| • Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC 2/ 3) |
| Postal code | 527010 |
| Area code | ( 40) 02 67 |
| Vehicle reg. | CV |
| Website | primariabarcani |
Barcani (Hungarian: Zágonbárkány) is a commune in Covasna County, in the geographical region of Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Barcani, Lădăuți (Ladóc), and Sărămaș (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 Covasna County.[3]
Demographics
[edit]The commune has absolute ethnic Romanian majority. According to the 2002 census, it had a population of 3,836 of which 99.63% or 3,822 were Romanians and 14 or 0.36% Hungarian.[4] At the 2011 census, there were 3,688 inhabitants; 95.53% were Romanians and 3.09% Roma. At the 2021 census, Barcani had a population of 3,822; of those, 86.39% were Romanians and 5.73% Roma.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Primaria Comunei Barcani". Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
- ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
- ^ "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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