Micfalău

Micfalău Mikóújfalu
Commune
Micfalău Location of Micfalău
Coordinates: 46°3′0″N 25°50′0″E / 46.05000°N 25.83333°E / 46.05000; 25.83333Coordinates: 46°3′0″N 25°50′0″E / 46.05000°N 25.83333°E / 46.05000; 25.83333
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Vilmos Nyáguly (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,824
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Micfalău (Hungarian: Mikóújfalu, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈmikoːuːjfɒlu]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Micfalău.

History

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

Later, it became a component village of Malnaș, but became an independent commune when it split in 2004.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 Census it has a population of 1,824 of which 97.04% or 1,770 are Hungarian.

Covasna County, Romania

Cities	Sfântu Gheorghe (county seat) Târgu Secuiesc

Towns	Baraolt Covasna Întorsura Buzăului

Communes	Aita Mare Arcuș Barcani Bățani Belin Bixad Bodoc Boroșneu Mare Brăduț Brateș Brețcu Catalina Cernat Chichiș Comandău Dalnic Dobârlău Estelnic Ghelința Ghidfalău Hăghig Ilieni Lemnia Malnaș Mereni Micfalău Moacșa Ojdula Ozun Poian Reci Sânzieni Sita Buzăului Turia Vâlcele Valea Crișului Valea Mare Vârghiș Zăbala Zagon

References

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