Ciumani

Ciumani Gyergyócsomafalva
—  Commune  —
Location of Ciumani
Ciumani Gyergyócsomafalva Location of Ciumani
Coordinates: 46°41′0″N 25°31′0″E / 46.683333°N 25.516667°E / 46.683333; 25.516667Coordinates: 46°41′0″N 25°31′0″E / 46.683333°N 25.516667°E / 46.683333; 25.516667
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	József Barabás (Independent)
Area
- Total	96.83 km2 (37.4 sq mi)
Population (2002)
- Total	4,493
- Density	46.4/km2 (120.2/sq mi)
Ethnicity[1]
- Hungarians	99.26%
- Romanians	0.44%
Religion
- Roman-Catholic	97.95%
- Reformed	1.33%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal Code	537050
Area code(s)	+40 266

Ciumani (Hungarian: Gyergyócsomafalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [’ɟɛrɟoːtʃomɒfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. It is composed of a single village, Ciumani.

Governance

It belonged first to the Székely seat of Gyergyószék, which was subsequently absorbed into Csíkszék, then, from 1876 until 1918, to Csík County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After WWI, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it belonged to Hungary again between 1940 and 1944. After WWII, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, it formed part of the Hungarian Autonomous Province, then, of the Mureş-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 4,493 of which 99.27% or 4,460 are Hungarian.

Twin towns - sister cities

• Baktalórántháza, Hungary
• Dány, Hungary
• Erdőbénye, Hungary
• Heves, Hungary
• Ráckeve, Hungary
• Nenince , Slovakia
• Totovo Selo, Serbia
• Kanjiža, Serbia

References

1. ^ Romanian Census 2002; retrieved on May 4, 2010