Hăghig

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Hăghig
Hídvég
Location of Hăghig
Location of Hăghig
Coordinates: 45°50′0″N 25°35′0″E / 45.83333, 25.58333
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Miklós Horváth (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 2,223
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)


Hăghig (Romanian: Hăghig; Hungarian: Hídvég) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania comprising of 2 villages:

  • Hăghig/Hídvég
  • Iarăş/Nyáraspatak

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,223 of which 39.18% or 871 are Romanians, 31.08% or 691 are Székely Hungarians and 29.51% or 656 are Roma.