Brateş

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Brateş
Barátos
Location of Brateş
Location of Brateş
Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 26°4′0″E / 45.83333, 26.06667
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Csaba Kerestély (Independent)
Population (2002)
 - Total 1,548
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Brateş or Barátos (Romanian: Brateş; Hungarian: Barátos) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania comprising of 3 villages:

  • Brateş/Barátos
  • Pachia/Páké
  • Telechia/Orbaitelek

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 1,548 of which 98.97% or 1,532 are Hungarian.