Poian

Poian Kézdiszentkereszt
Commune

Location of Poian
Coordinates: 46°4′0″N 26°9′0″E / 46.06667°N 26.15000°E / 46.06667; 26.15000Coordinates: 46°4′0″N 26°9′0″E / 46.06667°N 26.15000°E / 46.06667; 26.15000
Country	Romania
County	Covasna County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Mária-Edit Jakab (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2011)
• Total	1,765
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Poian (Hungarian: Kézdiszentkereszt, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkeːzdisɛntkɛrɛst]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of two villages:

Belani / Bélafalva
Poian / Kézdiszentkereszt

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. In 2005, Estelnic, along with two other villages, broke away from Poian to form an independent commune.

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 1,765 of which 99.43% or 1,755 are Hungarian.

View of the village

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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