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Encyclopedia > Corund, Harghita
Corund
Korond
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Mayor Mihály Katona, Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, since 2004
Population (2002) 6,180
Geographical coordinates 46°28′0″N, 25°11′0″E

Corund or Korond (Romanian: Corund; Hungarian: Korond) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania, it acts as the centre of the "Salt-region" (hun: Sóvidék), and is famous for its porcelain and pottery. The commune comprises of 5 villages: Administrative map of Romania. ... Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, Eastern Transylvania, with the capital city at Miercurea-Ciuc. ... The Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, (also Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania; Hungarian: Romániai Magyar Demokrata Szövetség, RMDSZ; Romanian: Uniunea Democrată Maghiară din România, UDMR) is a Romanian political alliance, effectively (though not officially) a party, representing ethnic Hungarians in Romania. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harghita (Hungarian: Hargita) is a county (judeÅ£) in the center of Romania, Eastern Transylvania, with the capital city at Miercurea-Ciuc. ... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

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Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 6,180 of which 95.4% or 5,896 are Hungarian. The Székely or Szeklers (Hungarian: , Romanian: , German: ) ( sék-ei in pronunciation ) are a Hungarian ethnic group mostly living in Transylvania in Romania, with a significant population also living in Vojvodina, Serbia. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...



 
 

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