Belin, Covasna

Belin
Bölön
—  Commune  —
The Unitarian Castle Church and the Reformed Church
Location of Belin, Covasna
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Imre Sikó (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2002)
 • Total 2,643
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Belin (Hungarian: Bölön, Hungarian pronunciation: [bøløn]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages:

Demographics

Belin has a relative Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2002 census, 41.4% of inhabitants were Hungarian, 39.5% Romanian and 19% Roma. Belin village has an absolute Hungarian majority, while Belin-Vale has an absolute Romanian majority.

In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were Pentecostal, 30.2% Unitarian, 19.8% Romanian Orthodox, 9.7% Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion and 1.1% were Roman Catholic.

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