Vâlcele, Covasna
Vâlcele (Hungarian: Előpatak, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛløːpɒtɒk]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of four villages: Araci (Árapatak, the commune center), Ariușd (Erősd), Hetea (Hetye), and Vâlcele.
Geography
The commune is located in the south-western part of Covasna County, 17 km (11 mi) from the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe, on the border with Brașov County. It is situated at an altitude of 600 m (2,000 ft), at the foot of the Baraolt Mountains. The Olt River passes through the southern part of the commune.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1850 | 1,966 | — |
1920 | 2,664 | +35.5% |
1941 | 3,033 | +13.9% |
1977 | 3,050 | +0.6% |
2002 | 3,698 | +21.2% |
2011 | 4,475 | +21.0% |
2021 | 5,559 | +24.2% |
Source: Census data |
Vâlcele has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 4,292, of which 48.3% or 2,071 were Roma, 39.4% or 1,689 were Romanians, 9.9% or 427 were Székely Hungarians, and 2.3% or 100 people belonged to other ethnicities. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,559, of which 58.84% were Roma, 31.59% were Romanians, and 5.05% were Székely Hungarians.[3]
Natives
- Romulus Cioflec (1882 – 1955), writer, journalist, and activist
- Nicolae Colan (1893 – 1967), cleric, a metropolitan bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
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