Baraolt
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| Baraolt Barót |
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| Country |  Romania |
| County | Covasna County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | István Nagy (Independent area=128.48) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 9,670 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Baraolt or Barót (Romanian: Baraolt; Hungarian: Barót) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, eastern Transylvania, Romania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. Five villages are administratively part of the town:
- Biborţeni/Bibarcfalva
- Bodoş/Bodos
- Căpeni/Köpec
- Micloşoara/Miklósvár
- Racoşul de Sus/Felsőrákos
[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 Census, the population of Baraolt is 9,670 and has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority (9,271 (95.87%) Hungarians, 300 (3.1%) Romanians, 84 Roma, 15 others).
In Baraolt, the Hungarian language, spoken by the vast majority of locals, has co-official status alongside Romanian.
The town has one high school and a provincial hospital with 101 beds. The hospital's specialties include internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynaecology, and paediatrics; it also has an accident and emergency service.
[edit] External links
- (Romanian) Official site
- (Hungarian) Description
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