Micfalău

Micfalău Mikóújfalu
—  Commune  —
Micfalău Mikóújfalu Location of Micfalău
Coordinates: 46°3′0″N 25°50′0″E / 46.05°N 25.833333°E / 46.05; 25.833333Coordinates: 46°3′0″N 25°50′0″E / 46.05°N 25.833333°E / 46.05; 25.833333
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	Vilmos Nyáguly (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	See Malnaş
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Micfalău (Hungarian: Mikóújfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: [’mikoːuːjfɒlu]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Micfalău.

History

It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.

Later, it became a component village of Malnaş, but became an independent commune when it split therefrom in 2004. The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority.

Demographics

For demographics see Malnaş.

References