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Ulieș

Coordinates: 46°13′N 25°14′E / 46.217°N 25.233°E / 46.217; 25.233
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Ulieș
Kányád
Reformed church in Daia
Reformed church in Daia
Location in Harghita County
Location in Harghita County
Ulieș is located in Romania
Ulieș
Ulieș
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°13′N 25°14′E / 46.217°N 25.233°E / 46.217; 25.233
CountryRomania
CountyHarghita
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Sándor György[1] (UDMR)
Area
65.29 km2 (25.21 sq mi)
Elevation
560 m (1,840 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
1,068
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
537340
Area code+(40) 266
Vehicle reg.HR
Websitewww.comunaulies.ro

Ulieș (Hungarian: Kányád) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of eight villages: Daia (Székelydálya), Iașu (Jásfalva), Ighiu (Ége), Nicolești (Miklósfalva), Obrănești (Abránfalva), Petecu (Petek), Ulieș, and Vasileni (Homoródszentlászló).

The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Daia, Iașu, and Ulieș.[3]

Demographics

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The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,273, of which 98.59% or 1,255 were Hungarians.[4] At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,193 inhabitants; of those, 91.03% were Hungarians, 4.78% Roma, and 1.17% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ulieș had a population of 1,068, of which 90.17% were Hungarians.

References

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  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. ^ "Terra Siculorum | Via Transilvanica". www.viatransilvanica.com (in Romanian). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ^ "Structura Etno-demografică a României". www.edrc.ro.