Corund, Harghita

Corund, Harghita

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Corund, Harghita

|official_name=Corund
Korond
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subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Harghita County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Commune
settlement_type=Commune|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Mihály Katona
|leader_party=Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=6180|latd=46|latm=28|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=11|longs=0|longEW=E|
website=

Corund or Korond ( _ro. Corund; _hu. 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 5 villages:
*Atia/Atyha
*Calonda/Kalonda
*Corund/Korond
*Fântâna Brazilor/Fenyőkút
*Valea lui Pavel/Pálpataka

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.


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