Vărgata

Vărgata Csíkfalva
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Location of Vărgata
Vărgata Csíkfalva Location of Vărgata
Coordinates: 46°34′0″N 24°48′0″E / 46.566667°N 24.8°E / 46.566667; 24.8Coordinates: 46°34′0″N 24°48′0″E / 46.566667°N 24.8°E / 46.566667; 24.8
Country	Romania
County	Mureş County
Status	Commune
Government
– Mayor	István Balogh (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
– Total	2,004
Ethnicity
– Hungarians	88.72%
– Romanians	10.92%
– Gypsies	0.44%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Vărgata (Hungarian: Csíkfalva, Hungarian pronunciation: [’tʃikfɒlvɒ]) is a commune in Mureş County, Romania composed of five villages:

• Grâuşorul / Búzaháza
• Mitreşti / Nyárádszentmárton
• Vadu / Vadad
• Valea / Jobbágyfalva
• Vărgata

History

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

It was first mentioned in 1412 as Chykfalua (Csíkfalva).^[1]

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,004 of which 88.72% or 1,778 are Hungarian.^[2]

See also

• List of Hungarian exonyms (Mureş County)

References

1. ^ Váradi, Péter Pál; Lőwey, Lilla (2008). Felső-Nyárád vidéke (Upper Niraj's region). Budapest: Erdély Fotóalbumok 2008. p. 102. ISBN 9638641398, 9789638641397. http://books.google.hu/books?id=A8Ip83vpMX0C&pg=PA102&lpg=PA102&dq=cs%C3%ADkfalva&source=bl&ots=etYZQeAU90&sig=XRX75bdcGQoLntzdsnS34chhcLw&hl=hu&ei=E9_NS-ikDaOHONTe5McP&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=14&ved=0CCkQ6AEwDQ#v=onepage&q=cs%C3%ADkfalva&f=false. 
2. ^ Romanian census 2002