Country Romania Status Commune Postal Code 537010 Area 28.19 km² Population 2,517 (2002) | County Harghita County Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) +40 266 Local time Friday 4:56 PM | |
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Avrămești (Hungarian: Szentábrahám, [ˈsɛntɒbrɒhaːm], meaning "St. Abraham") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.
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Component villages
The commune is composed of eight villages:
History
Before the 1876 administrative reform of Transylvania, the village formed part of the Székely seat of Udvarhelyszék, then becoming, until 1918, a part of Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 2,517 of which 97.69% or 2,459 are Hungarian.
References
Avrămești Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA