Covasna County Totally Explained

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Covasna () is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 222,449 and the population density was 60/km².

Hungarians - 73.79% (or 164,158)
Romanians - 23.28% (or 51,790)
Romas - 2.68% (or 5,973)

Covasna County has the second-greatest percentage of Hungarian population in Romania, just behind the neighboring county of Harghita. The Hungarians of Covasna are primarily Szeklers.

Year	County population
1948	157,166
1956	172,509
1966	176,858
1977	199,017
1992	233,256
2002	222,449

Geography

Covasna county has a total area of 3,710 km².
The main part of the relief consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group. Most localities can be found in the valleys and depressions located along the different rivers crossing the county. The main river is the Olt River; along its banks lies the capital city Sepsiszentgyörgy (Ro: Sfântu Gheorghe).

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Vrancea County and Bacău County in the East.

Braşov County in the West.

Harghita County in the North.

Buzău County in the South.

Economy

Covasna County has been one of the preferred counties for foreign investments, mainly by Hungarian investors, due to the population profile.
The predominant industries in the county are:

wood

textiles

electrical components

food and beverages

Tourism

The main tourist destinations in the county are:

The city of Sfântu Gheorghe.

The resorts in the mountains around:

The mountains:

Politics

The Covasna County Assemly has 31 members:

Political Party	Number of Seats
Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania	25
Social Democratic Party	4
Democratic Party	2

Administrative divisions

The county has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 40 communes. The places have a absolute and relative Hungarian majority, Hungarian names of them are given in paranthesis.

Municipalities

Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) - capital city; population: 61,543

Târgu Secuiesc (Kézdivásárhely)

Towns

Covasna (Kovászna)

Baraolt (Barót)

Întorsura Buzăului

Communes

Aita Mare (Nagyajta)

Arcuş (Árkos)

Barcani

Băţani (Nagybacon)

Belin (Bölön)

Bixad (Seksibükszád)

Bodoc (Sepsibodok)

Boroşneu Mare (Nagyborosnyó)

Brăduţ (Bardoc)

Brateş (Barátos)

Breţcu (Bereck)

Catalina (Szentkatolna)

Cernat (Csernáton)

Chichiş (Kökös)

Comandău (Kommandó)

Dalnic (Dálnok)

Dobârlău

Estelnic (Esztelnek)

Ghelinţa (Gelence)

Ghidfalău (Gidófalva)

Hăghig (Hídvég)

Ilieni (Illyefalva)

Lemnia (Lemhény)

Malnaş (Málnás)

Mereni (Kézdialmás)

Micfalău (Mikóújfalu)

Moacşa (Maksa)

Ojdula (Ozsdola)

Ozun (Uzon)

Poian (Kézdiszentkereszt)

Reci (Réty)

Sânzieni (Kézdiszentlélek)

Sita Buzăului

Turia (Torja)

Vâlcele

Valea Crişului (Sepsikőröspatak)

Valea Mare

Vârghiş (Vargyas)

Zăbala (Zabola)

Zagon (Zágon)

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