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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Romania | ||
| County | Harghita County | ||
| Status | Commune | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Mihály Katona (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 113.51 km2 (43.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 6,180 | ||
| • Density | 54.44/km2 (141/sq mi) | ||
| Ethnicity[1] | |||
| • Hungarians | 95.4% | ||
| • Gypsies | 4.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 537060 | ||
| Area code(s) | +40 266 | ||
| Website | www.korond.ro | ||
Corund (Hungarian: Korond, Hungarian pronunciation: [’korond] ) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is the centre of the "Salt region" (Ţinutului Sării or Sóvidék). Corund is famous for its porcelain and pottery.
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The commune is composed of five villages:
| In Romanian | In Hungarian |
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| Atia | Atyha |
| Calonda | Kalonda |
| Corund | Korond |
| Fântâna Brazilor | Fenyőkút |
| Valea lui Pavel | Pálpataka |
The village formed historically part of the Székely Land region of Transylvania province. It belonged to Udvarhelyszék, then, from 1876 until 1918 to the Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary. After WWI, by the terms of the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania. As a result of the Second Vienna Award, it belonged again to Hungary between 1940 and 1944. After WWII, it came under Romanian administration and became part of Romania in 1947. Between 1952 and 1960, it formed part of the Hungarian Autonomous Province, then, of the Mureş-Hungarian Autonomous Province until it was abolished in 1968. Since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.
The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2002 census it has a population of 6,180 of which 95.4% or 5,896 are ethnic Hungarians.