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Barcani

Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083
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Barcani
Coat of arms of Barcani
Location in Covasna County
Location in Covasna County
Barcani is located in Romania
Barcani
Barcani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°42′N 26°5′E / 45.700°N 26.083°E / 45.700; 26.083
CountryRomania
CountyCovasna
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Nicolae Pastor[1] (Ind.)
Area
57.40 km2 (22.16 sq mi)
Elevation
754 m (2,474 ft)
Lowest elevation
700 m (2,300 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
3,822
 • Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
527010
Area code(+40) 02 67
Vehicle reg.CV
Websiteprimariabarcani.ro

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]

Demographics

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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.[4] 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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Primaria Comunei Barcani". Archived from the original on 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2011-07-28.
  4. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României".
  5. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.