Corund, Harghita

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Corund Korond
Location of Corund, Harghita
Coordinates: 46°28′0″N 25°11′0″E / 46.46667, 25.18333
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Mihály Katona (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
- Total	6,180
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Corund or Korond (Romanian: Corund; Hungarian: 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

[edit] 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.

v • d • e Rural municipalities of Harghita County (alphabetical order by commune) Atid • Avrămeşti • Bilbor • Brădeşti • Căpâlniţa • Cârţa • Ciceu • Ciucsângeorgiu • Ciumani • Corbu • Corund • Cozmeni • Dăneşti • Dârjiu • Dealu • Ditrău • Feliceni • Frumoasa • Gălăutaş • Joseni • Lăzarea • Leliceni • Lueta • Lunca de Jos • Lunca de Sus • Lupeni • Mădăraş • Mărtiniş • Mereşti • Mihăileni • Mugeni • Ocland • Păuleni-Ciuc • Plăieşii de Jos • Porumbenii • Praid • Racu • Remetea • Săcel • Sâncrăieni • Sândominic • Sânmartin • Sânsimion • Sântimbru • Sărmaş • Satu Mare • Secuieni • Siculeni • Şimoneşti • Subcetate • Suseni • Tomeşti • Tulgheş • Tuşnad • Ulieş • Vărşag • Voşlăbeni • Zetea