Poian

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Poian
Kézdiszentkereszt
Location of Poian
Location of Poian
Coordinates: 46°4′0″N 26°9′0″E / 46.06667, 26.15
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Mária-Edit Jakab (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 2,937
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)


Poian or Kézdiszentkereszt (Romanian: Poian; Hungarian: Kézdiszentkereszt) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania comprising of 2 villages:

  • Belani/Bélafalva
  • Poian/Kézdiszentkereszt
  • In 2005, Estelnic (Esztelnek) along with the villages of Cărpinenii (Csángótelep) and Valea Scurtă (Kurtapatak) broke away from Poian to form an independent commune.

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 2,937 of which 98.91% or 2,905 are Hungarian.