Barcani

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]

Barcani
Location in Covasna County
Barcani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E
Country Romania
CountyCovasna
Government
  MayorMarin Gheorghe[1] (Ind.)
Area
57.40 km2 (22.16 sq mi)
Elevation
754 m (2,474 ft)
Population
 (2011)[2]
3,688
  Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV
Websiteprimariabarcani.ro

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. The rest of the population is Hungarian, with a population of 14 or 0.36%.[4]

References

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