Ulieș
Ulieș Kányád | |
|---|---|
 Reformed church in Daia | |
 Location in Harghita County | |
  Ulieș Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°13′N 25°14′E / 46.217°N 25.233°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Harghita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Sándor György[1] (UDMR) |
Area | 65.29 km2 (25.21 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 560 m (1,840 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 1,068 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Postal code | 537340 |
| Area code | +(40) 266 |
| Vehicle reg. | HR |
| Website | www |
Ulieș (Hungarian: Kányád) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of eight villages: Daia (Székelydálya), Iașu (Jásfalva), Ighiu (Ége), Nicolești (Miklósfalva), Obrănești (Abránfalva), Petecu (Petek), Ulieș, and Vasileni (Homoródszentlászló).
The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Daia, Iașu, and Ulieș.[3]
Demographics
The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,273, of which 98.59% or 1,255 were Hungarians.[4] At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,193 inhabitants; of those, 91.03% were Hungarians, 4.78% Roma, and 1.17% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ulieș had a population of 1,068, of which 90.17% were Hungarians.
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Terra Siculorum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României". www.edrc.ro.
