Baraolt
Baraolt (Romanian pronunciation: [baraˈolt]; Hungarian: Barót, pronounced [ˈbɒroːt] (
- Biborțeni / Bibarcfalva
- Bodoș / Bodos
- Căpeni / Köpec
- Micloșoara / Miklósvár
- Racoșul de Sus / Felsőrákos
Baraolt Barót | |
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Location in Covasna County | |
Baraolt Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°4′30″N 25°36′0″E | |
Country | |
County | Covasna |
Government | |
• Mayor | Barna-András Lázár-Kiss[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 128.48 km2 (49.61 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 8,672 |
• Density | 67/km2 (170/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | CV |
Website | primariabaraolt |
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, Baraolt has a population of 8,567 and an absolute Székely Hungarian majority 8,213 (96%) Hungarians, 237 (3%) Romanians, 100 Roma, 15 others).[3] Approximately 47.9% of the town's inhabitants adhere to the Hungarian Reformed Church, while 29.9% follow Roman Catholicism, 16.8% consider themselves Unitarians and 2.6% are Romanian Orthodox. According to the 2011 Census the ethnic composition of the town was as follows: Székely Hungarian made up (9,271 (95.87%) Hungarians, 300 (3.1%) Romanians, 84 Roma, 15 others).
The town has one high school and a provincial hospital with 82 beds. The hospital's specialties include internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and paediatrics; it also has an accident and emergency service.
Demographic movement according to the censuses:
References
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- "Census data 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Baraolt. |
- (in Romanian) About the town on Covasna County's Prefecture's Site
- (in Hungarian) About the town on Covasna County's Council's site