Cernat

For the village in Dolj County, see Sopot, Dolj.

Cernat Csernáton
—  Commune  —
The Damokos mansion-house, now Village Museum
Location of Cernat
Coordinates: 45°57′0″N 26°2′0″E / 45.95°N 26.033333°E / 45.95; 26.033333Coordinates: 45°57′0″N 26°2′0″E / 45.95°N 26.033333°E / 45.95; 26.033333
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Dávid Bölöni (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
- Total	4,025
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Cernat (Hungarian: Csernáton Hungarian pronunciation: [’tʃɛrnaːton]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of three villages:

• Albiş / Kézdialbis
• Cernat
• Icafalău / Ikafalva

It formed part of Háromszék district of the Székely Land region in the historical Transylvania province.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 4,025 of which 98.63% or 3,920 are Székely Hungarians.

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