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Tușnad Tusnád
Commune
Location in Harghita CountyLocation in Harghita County
Tușnad is located in RomaniaTușnadTușnadLocation in Romania
Coordinates: 46°12′N 25°54′E / 46.200°N 25.900°E / 46.200; 25.900
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) József Molnár (UDMR)
Area76.64 km (29.59 sq mi)
Population2,006
 • Density26/km (68/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.HR

Tușnad (Hungarian: Tusnád, Hungarian pronunciation: ) 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 Romanian In Hungarian
Tușnad Tusnád
Tușnadu Nou Újtusnád
Vrabia Csíkverebes

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census it has a population of 2,117 which 92.73% or 1,963 are Hungarian.

Name

The village of Tusnád is often referred to as Tușnad-Sat or Tusnád-Falu to avoid confusion with the touristic centre of Băile Tușnad to the south. Romanian State Railways also makes this distinction.

Natives

References

  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  • Tuşnad Tuşnad
  • Tuşnadu Nou Tuşnadu Nou
  • Vrabia Vrabia
Harghita County, Romania
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