Păuleni-Ciuc Csíkpálfalva | |
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Commune | |
Păuleni-Ciuc | |
Location in Harghita County | |
Păuleni-CiucLocation in Romania | |
Coordinates: 46°24′N 25°50′E / 46.400°N 25.833°E / 46.400; 25.833 | |
Country | Romania |
County | Harghita |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Csaba Ferencz (UDMR) |
Area | 49.56 km (19.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 743 m (2,438 ft) |
Population | 2,057 |
• Density | 42/km (110/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 537230 |
Area code | (+40) 0266 |
Vehicle reg. | HR |
Website | comuna-pauleniciuc |
Păuleni-Ciuc (Hungarian: Csíkpálfalva or colloquially Pálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation:, 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: Delnița (Csíkdelne), Păuleni-Ciuc, and Șoimeni (Csíkcsomortán).
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,831, of which 97,16% were Hungarians and 1.64% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Păuleni-Ciuc had 2,057 inhabitants; of those, 91.49% were Hungarians and 1.07% Romanians.
References
- "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- Fortified church of Delnița
- Păuleni-Ciuc
- Catholic church in Șoimeni