Poian
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| Poian Kézdiszentkereszt |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Covasna County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Mária-Edit Jakab (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 2,937 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Poian or Kézdiszentkereszt (Romanian: 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.
[edit] 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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