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Miercurea Ciuc Csíkszereda |
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The Mikó Castle
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![]() Location of Miercurea-Ciuc |
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| Coordinates: 46°21′34″N 25°48′6″E / 46.35944°N 25.80167°E | |||
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| County | Harghita County | ||
| Status | County capital | ||
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| • Mayor | Róbert Ráduly (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania) | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 42,029 | ||
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| • Hungarians | 82% | ||
| • Romanians | 17% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Climate | Dfb | ||
| Website | http://www.miercureaciuc.ro/ | ||
Miercurea Ciuc (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈmjerkure̯a t͡ʃjuk],
listen; Hungarian: Csíkszereda[p]; German: Szeklerburg) is the county seat of Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania, and is situated in the Olt River valley. The city administers three villages:
According to the census of 2011, there were 37,980 people living in the city. Of this population, 81.39% are ethnic Hungarians, while 17.4% are ethnic Romanians, 0.9% are ethnic Romani and 0.33% declare other nationalities.
According to the census of 2002, there were 42,029 people living in the city. Of this population, 81.75% are ethnic Hungarians, while 17.3% are ethnic Romanians, 0.62% are ethnic Romani and 0.33% declare other nationalities.
Demographic movements according to census data:
Roman Catholicism is the majority religion of Miercurea Ciuc, its adherents numbering 74.06% of the total population. Romanian Orthodox (14.99%), Hungarian Reformed (7.41%), and Unitarian (2.05%) adherents represent the most significant other religious groups.