Vâlcele, Covasna

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Vâlcele
Előpatak
Location of Vâlcele, Covasna
Location of Vâlcele, Covasna
Country Flag of Romania Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 - Mayor Dumitru Marinescu (PSD)
Population (2002)
 - Total 3,698
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Vâlcele (Romanian: Vâlcele; Hungarian: Előpatak) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania comprising of 4 villages:

  • Araci/Árapatak
  • Ariuşd/Erősd
  • Hetea/Hetye
  • Vâlcele/Előpatak

[edit] Demographics

The commune has an ethnically mixed population. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 3,698 of which 48.08% or 1,778 are Roma, 36.7% or 691 are Romanians and 14.95 or 553 are Székely Hungarians.