Harghita (Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita]; Hungarian: Hargita megye, Hungarian pronunciation: [hɒrɡitɒ]) is a county (judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.
In 2011, it had a population of 304,969 and a population density of 52/km².
Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county. The primary Hungarian group, the Székely (Szeklers, Secu...
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Harghita (Romanian pronunciation: [harˈɡita]; Hungarian: Hargita megye, Hungarian pronunciation: [hɒrɡitɒ]) is a county (judeţ) in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea Ciuc.
In 2011, it had a population of 304,969 and a population density of 52/km².
Harghita county has the highest percentage of Hungarians in Romania, just ahead of Covasna county. The primary Hungarian group, the Székely (Szeklers, Secui in Romanian), form the majority of the population in most of the county's municipalities, with Romanians concentrated in the northern and eastern part of the county (particularly Topliţa and Bălan), as well as in the enclave of Voşlăbeni.
The Székely of Harghita are mostly Roman Catholic, with Reformed and Unitarian minorities, while the ethnic Romanians are primarily Orthodox. By religion, the county is divided roughly as follows:
Demographic evolution
Harghita County has a total area of 6,639 km².
Harghita consists primarily of mountains,...
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