Mădăraş, Harghita

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Mădăraş
Csíkmadaras
Location of Mădăraş, Harghita
Location of Mădăraş, Harghita
Coordinates: 46°30′0″N 25°45′0″E / 46.5, 25.75
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Géza Miklós (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 2,210
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Mădăraş or Csíkmadaras (Romanian: Mădăraş, Hungarian: Csíkmadaras) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania.

[edit] Demographics

Formerly part of Daneşti commune, the village broke off in 2004 with a population of 2,210. The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. (For ethnic composition check demographics for Daneşti.