| Barcani | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Covasna County | |
  BarcaniLocation in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083 | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Nicolae Pastor (Ind.) |
| Area | 57.40 km (22.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
| Population | 3,822 |
| • Density | 67/km (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.
Demographics
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. 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.
References
- "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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