Sândominic
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Sândominic Csíkszentdomokos |
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 Sândominic
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| Coordinates: 46°35′0″N 25°47′0″E / 46.58333°N 25.78333°E | ||
| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Harghita County | |
| Status | Commune | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Alajos Ferencz (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 158.65 km2 (61.26 sq mi) | |
| Population (2002) | ||
| • Total | 6,401 | |
| • Density | 40.32/km2 (104.4/sq mi) | |
| Ethnicity[1] | ||
| • Hungarians | 98,38 | |
| • Romanians | 0,45% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal Code | 537275 | |
| Area code(s) | +40 266 | |
Sândominic (Hungarian: Csíkszentdomokos, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃiːksɛntdomokoʃ]) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. It is composed of a single village, Sândominic.
According to the 2002 census, the commune has a population of 6,401, with an absolute Székely Hungarian majority of 6,297 or (98.38%). There are also small minorities of Roma, ethnic Romanians and Germans.
Sândominic is religiously homogeneous, with 98.6% of the population professing Roman Catholicism. Unitarian, Romanian Orthodox, and Hungarian Reformed communities also exist.
The name Sândominic is used for most official purposes, but the population usually uses the shortened form Domokos.
Sândominic is located in the upper reaches of the Olt valley, 29 kilometres north of Miercurea Ciuc. The mountain pass to the northwest, leading to the village of Izvorul Mureșului (Hungarian: Marosfő) and on to the large town of Gheorgheni, marks the northern boundary of the traditional region of Felcsík.
The northern reaches of the village follow the descent of the river Olt to the village centre. Within the village limits, the Lok and Szádakút brooks meet the river, which then flows south to the village of Tomeşti. In 1967, the northern village of Bălan, long a part of the commune but by then more populous than the central village, gained official town status and was separated from Sândominic; however, the two settlements still share important economic and transport links.
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