Suseni
Gyergyóújfalu
Commune
Location in Harghita County
Location in Harghita County
Suseni is located in Romania
Suseni
Suseni
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°40′N 25°33′E / 46.667°N 25.550°E / 46.667; 25.550
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) József Egyed[1] (AMT)
Area
220.92 km2 (85.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
4,944
 • Density22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
537305
Area code+40 266
Vehicle reg.HR
Websitewww.gyergyoujfalu.ro

Suseni (Hungarian: Gyergyóújfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟɛrɟoːuːjfɒlu]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

Component villages

The commune is composed of five villages:

In Romanian In Hungarian
Chileni Kilyénfalva
Liban Libántelep
Senetea Szenete
Suseni Gyergyóújfalu
Valea Strâmbă Tekerőpatak

History

The villages were part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania region. They belonged to Gyergyószék area until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Gyergyószentmiklós district of Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. Between 1762 and 1851, the village provided recruits for the 9th Company of the First Székely Infantry Regiment. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Ciuc County during the interwar period. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted the Northern Transylvania to Hungary and the villages were held by Hungary until the end of 1944. After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, the commune fell within the Magyar Autonomous Region, between 1960 and 1968 the Mureș-Magyar Autonomous Region. In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 5,152 of which 97.44% or 5,020 are Hungarian.[3] According to the 2021 census, it has a population of 4,944.

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.
  3. ^ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on July 18, 2010
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