Păuleni-Ciuc

Păuleni-Ciuc
Csíkpálfalva
Commune

Location of Păuleni-Ciuc
Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 25°50′0″E / 46.40000°N 25.83333°E / 46.40000; 25.83333Coordinates: 46°24′0″N 25°50′0″E / 46.40000°N 25.83333°E / 46.40000; 25.83333
Country  Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
  Mayor Csaba Ferencz[1] (Independent)
Population (2011)
  Total 1,822[2]
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Păuleni-Ciuc (Hungarian: Csíkpálfalva or colloquially Pálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈtʃiːkpaːlfɒlvɒ], meaning Paul's Village of Csík) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of three villages:

In RomanianIn Hungarian
Delniţa Csíkdelne
Păuleni-Ciuc Csíkpálfalva
ŞoimeniCsíkcsomortán

Demographics

Fortified church of Delnița

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 1,822 of which 98.3% or 1,791 are Hungarian.

References

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