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Encyclopedia > Covasna County
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Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (Judeţ) in Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe/Sepsiszentgörgy (population: 67,108), known in Hungarian as Sepsiszentgyörgy. Its common abbreviation is CV. Romanian map with highlighted county Made by me File links The following pages link to this file: Covasna County Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Maps/Archive1 Categories: GFDL images | NowCommons | Romania county maps ... Transylvania (Romanian: Transilvania or Ardeal, Hungarian: Erdély, German: Siebenbürgen, Serbian: Transilvanija, Turkish: Erdel, Slovak: Sedmohradsko or Transylvánia, Polish: Siedmiogród) is a historic region that forms the western and central parts of Romania. ... Sf ntu Gheorghe (Hungarian: Sepsiszentgy rgy, German: Sankt Georgen) is a city in central Romania. ...


Demographics

In 2000, it had a population of 231,172 and the population density was 62/km². According to the latest national census (2002), the major ethnic groups in the county are: 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Hungarians of Covasna are primarily Székely. The Székely (Szeklers in English, Secui in Romanian) are a Hungarian-speaking ethnic group, historically centered in the Transylvanian town of Székelyudvarhely, (now Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita county, Romania). ...


Geography

This county has a total area of 3,710 km². To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ...


List of cities in Covasna county


Sf ntu Gheorghe (Hungarian: Sepsiszentgy rgy, German: Sankt Georgen) is a city in central Romania. ... Târgu Secuiesc (Hungarian: Kézdivásárhely, German: Szekler Neumarkt) is a town in Covasna county, Romania. ... Covasna (Hungarian: Kovászna, German: Kowasna) is a town in Covasna county, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of 550-600 m. ...


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Covasna County at AllExperts (246 words)
Covasna (, Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Sfântu Gheorghe.
Covasna County (Hungarian: Kovászna), along with Hargita County have the highest percentage of ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania.
The Hungarians in Covasna County are primarily Szeklers.
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