Remetea, Harghita

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Remetea
Gyergyóremete
Location of Remetea, Harghita
Location of Remetea, Harghita
Coordinates: 46°47′0″N 25°27′0″E / 46.78333, 25.45
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Harghita County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Elemér Laczkó (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 - Total 6,316
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.gyergyoremete.eu

Remetea or Gyergyóremete (Romanian: Remetea; Hungarian: Gyergyóremete) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania comprising 4 villages:

  • Făgeţel/Kisbükk
  • Martonca/Martonka
  • Remetea/Gyergyóremete
  • Sineu/Eszenyő

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 6,316 of which 99.27% or 6,270 are Hungarian.