Păuleni-Ciuc

Păuleni-Ciuc Csíkpálfalva
Commune
Păuleni-Ciuc
Location in Harghita County
Păuleni-Ciuc Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°24′N 25°50′E
Country	Romania
County	Harghita
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Csaba Ferencz[1] (UDMR)
Area	49.56 km^2 (19.14 sq mi)
Elevation	743 m (2,438 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	2,057
• Density	42/km^2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	537230
Area code	(+40) 0266
Vehicle reg.	HR
Website	comuna-pauleniciuc.ro

Păuleni-Ciuc (Hungarian: Csíkpálfalva or colloquially Pálfalva, Hungarian pronunciation:[ˈtʃiːkpaːlfɒlvɒ], meaning Paul's Village of Csík) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is composed of three villages: Delnița (Csíkdelne), Păuleni-Ciuc, and Șoimeni (Csíkcsomortán).

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely (Hungarian) majority. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 1,831, of which 97,16% were Hungarians and 1.64% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Păuleni-Ciuc had 2,057 inhabitants; of those, 91.49% were Hungarians and 1.07% Romanians.^[3]

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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  Fortified church of Delnița
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  Păuleni-Ciuc
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  Catholic church in Șoimeni