Poian

Poian

Infobox Settlement
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = ROU
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Poian
|official_name=Poian
Kézdiszentkereszt
image_shield=


subdivision_type1=County
subdivision_name1=Covasna County
subdivision_type2=Status
subdivision_name2=Commune
settlement_type=Commune|
leader_title=Mayor
leader_name=Mária-Edit Jakab
|leader_party=Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania
area_total_km2=
population_as_of=2002
population_total=2937|latd=46|latm=4|lats=0|latNS=N|longd=26|longm=9|longs=0|longEW=E|
website=

Poian or Kézdiszentkereszt ( _ro. Poian; Hungarian: "Kézdiszentkereszt") is a commune in Covasna County, Romania comprising of 2 villages:
*Belani/Bélafalva
*Poian/Kézdiszentkereszt

*In 2005, Estelnic (Esztelnek) along with the villages of Cărpinenii (Csángótelep) and Valea Scurtă (Kurtapatak) broke away from Poian to form an independent commune.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,937 of which 98.91% or 2,905 are Hungarian.


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