Tulgheș

Tulgheș Gyergyótölgyes
Commune
The wooden church of the Romanian Orthodox community
Tulgheș
Coordinates: 46°56′27″N 25°43′3″E / 46.94083°N 25.71750°E / 46.94083; 25.71750Coordinates: 46°56′27″N 25°43′3″E / 46.94083°N 25.71750°E / 46.94083; 25.71750
Country	Romania
County	Harghita County
Area	244.47 km2 (94.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)	3,276
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	+40 266
Website	www.tulghes.ro/index.php

Tulgheș (Hungarian: Gyergyótölgyes or colloquially Tölgyes, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɟɛrɟoːtølɟɛʃ], meaning "place with oak trees in Gyergyó") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of four villages: Hagota (Hágótő), Pintic (Péntekpataka), Recea (Récefalva) and Tulgheș.

At the 2011 census, 70.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 28.8% Hungarians (Székelys). At the 2002 census, 65.5% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox and 31.3% Roman Catholic.

Tulgheș and Recea have ethnic Romanian majorities with large minorities of ethnic Hungarians, Pintic has an absolute Romanian majority, and Hagota has a Hungarian majority.

The community of Tulgheș is situated in the northeast part of Harghita County at an average altitude of 650m, on the lower part of the Bistricioara River.

This river flows from Călimani from an altitude of 1,350m and crosses a total of 68.5 km. The Bistricioara River Basin is formed by the streams:

Tulgheș received its name from the Tulgheș Pass, which links the Hang Depression in Neamț County with the Giurgeu Depression in Harghita County.

Transportation in the area is exclusively by road.

Nearby notable cities include: Borsec (20 km), Bilbor (45 km via Borsec and then DJ144A), Toplița (45 km), Ditrău (34 km via DJ127), Gheorgheni (47 km via DJ127 81 km via Toplița).