Lupeni, Harghita

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Lupeni is also a city in Hunedoara County.

Lupeni Farkaslaka
Location of Lupeni, Harghita
Coordinates: 46°32′0″N 25°58′0″E / 46.53333, 25.96667
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Status	Commune
Government
- Mayor	Gábor Demény (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
- Total	4,434
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Lupeni or Farkaslaka (Romanian: Lupeni; Hungarian: Farkaslaka) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania comprising 9 villages:

• Bisericani/Szentlélek
• Bulgăreni/Bogárfalva
• Firtuşu/Firtosváralja
• Lupeni/Farkaslaka
• Morăreni/Nyikómalomfalva
• Păltiniş/Kecsed
• Păuleni/Székelypálfalva
• Satu Mic/Kisfalud
• Sâncel/Szencsed

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 4,434 of which 99.28% or 4,402 are Hungarian.

[edit] Famous People

Birthplace of famous Hungarian writer Áron Tamási (1897-1966).

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