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Miercurea-Ciuc

Miercurea Ciuc
Csíkszereda
County capital
The Mikó Castle
Flag of Miercurea Ciuc
Flag
Coat of arms of Miercurea Ciuc
Coat of arms
Location of Miercurea-Ciuc
Location of Miercurea-Ciuc
Coordinates: 46°21′34″N 25°48′6″E / 46.35944°N 25.80167°E / 46.35944; 25.80167
Country  Romania
County Harghita County
Status County capital
Government
 • Mayor Róbert Ráduly (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 • Total 42,029
Ethnicity
 • Hungarians 82%
 • Romanians 17%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Climate Dfb
Website http://www.miercureaciuc.ro/

Miercurea Ciuc (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmjerkure̯a t͡ʃjuk], About this sound listen; Hungarian: Csíkszereda[p]; German: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley. The city administers three villages:

According to the census of 2011, there were 37,980 people living in the city. Of this population, 81.39% are ethnic Hungarians, while 17.4% are ethnic Romanians, 0.9% are ethnic Romani and 0.33% declare other nationalities.

According to the census of 2002, there were 42,029 people living in the city. Of this population, 81.75% are ethnic Hungarians, while 17.3% are ethnic Romanians, 0.62% are ethnic Romani and 0.33% declare other nationalities.

Demographic movements according to census data:

Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of Miercurea Ciuc, its adherents numbering 74.06% of the total population. Romanian Orthodox (14.99%), Hungarian Reformed (7.41%), and Unitarian (2.05%) adherents represent the most significant other religious groups.


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