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Covasna

Covasna
Kovászna
Town
Kovászna külvárosi székelykapu.JPG
Coat of arms of Covasna
Coat of arms
Location of Covasna
Location of Covasna
Covasna is located in Romania
Covasna
Covasna
Location of Covasna
Coordinates: 45°50′57″N 26°11′7″E / 45.84917°N 26.18528°E / 45.84917; 26.18528Coordinates: 45°50′57″N 26°11′7″E / 45.84917°N 26.18528°E / 45.84917; 26.18528
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Gyerő József (UDMR)
Area
 • Total 155.11 km2 (59.89 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 • Total 11,369
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website www.primariacovasna.ro

Covasna (Romanian pronunciation: [koˈvasna], Hungarian: Kovászna, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkovaːsnɒ], German: Kowasna) is a town in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania, at an altitude of 550–600 m. It is known for its natural mineral waters and mofettas.

The town administers one village, Chiuruș (Hungarian: Csomakőrös). The village has a population of 451 and has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority.

According to the 2011 census, Covasna has 10,265 inhabitants. It has a Hungarian majority: 7,549 or 66.4%. 3,672 (32.3%) Romanians also live in the town.

Demographic movement according to the censuses:

Covasna is twinned with:

The Hungarian explorer and linguist Sándor Kőrösi Csoma was born in Chiuruș/Csomakőrös in 1784. Kőrösi is widely seen as the founder of Tibetology, he was the compiler and author of the first Tibetan-English dictionary and grammar book. He died in Darjeeling, India in 1842.


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