| Zagon Zágon |
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|---|---|
| — Commune — | |
| Mikes-Szentkereszty manor-house | |
| Location of Zagon | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Covasna County |
| Status | Commune |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Josif Kis (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 5,489 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Zagon (Hungarian: Zágon, Hungarian pronunciation: [’zaːɡon]) is a commune in Covasna County, Romania composed of two villages:
It formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of Romania.
The commune is ethnically mixed with a relative Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 Census it has a population of 5,489 of which 49.7% or 2,728 are Hungarian. Romanians account for 49.59% (2,722) of the population. It is the birthplace of Kelemen Mikes, famous Hungarian political figure and essayist and Ecaterina Szabo, gold medalist gymnast at the 1984 Olympics.