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Baraolt (Romanian pronunciation: [baraˈolt]; Hungarian: Barót, pronounced [ˈbɒroːt] (listen)) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It administers five villages:

Baraolt
Barót
Town
Location in Covasna County
Baraolt
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°4′30″N 25°36′0″E
CountryRomania
CountyCovasna
Government
  Mayor (20202024) János Benedek[1] (Ind.)
Area
128.48 km2 (49.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[2]
8,672
  Density67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CV
Websiteprimariabaraolt.ro

Demographics


According to the 2011 Census, Baraolt has a population of 8,567 and an absolute Székely Hungarian majority 8,213 (96%) Hungarians, 237 (3%) Romanians, 100 Roma, 15 others).[3] Approximately 47.9% of the town's inhabitants adhere to the Hungarian Reformed Church, while 29.9% follow Roman Catholicism, 16.8% consider themselves Unitarians and 2.6% are Romanian Orthodox. According to the 2011 Census the ethnic composition of the town was as follows: Székely Hungarian made up (9,271 (95.87%) Hungarians, 300 (3.1%) Romanians, 84 Roma, 15 others).

The town has one high school and a provincial hospital with 82 beds. The hospital's specialties include internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and paediatrics; it also has an accident and emergency service.

Demographic movement according to the censuses:


References


  1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. "Census data 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-11.


View of the town
View of the town

На других языках


- [en] Baraolt

[ru] Бараолт

Бараолт (рум. Baraolt, венг. Barót) — город в Румынии в составе жудеца Ковасна.



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