Mărtiniş

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Mărtiniş
Homoródszentmárton
Location of Mărtiniş
Location of Mărtiniş
Coordinates: 46°14′0″N 25°23′0″E / 46.23333, 25.38333
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Péter Kerekes (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 3,011
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Mărtiniş or Homoródszentmárton (Romanian: Mărtiniş; Hungarian: Homoródszentmárton) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania, comprising 12 villages:

  • Aldea/Abásfalva
  • Bădeni/Bágy
  • Călugăreni/Hoimoródremete
  • Chinuşu/Kénos
  • Comăneşti/Homoródkeményfalva
  • Ghipeş/Gyepes
  • Locodeni/Lókod
  • Mărtiniş/Homoródszentmárton
  • OrăşeniVárosfalva
  • Petreni/Homoródszentpéter
  • Rareş/Recsenyéd
  • Sânpaul/Homoródszentpál

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 3,011 of which 98.8% or 2,975 are Hungarian.