Covasna County

County (Judeţ)
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 45°53′49″N 25°56′59″E / 45.8970°N 25.9496°ECoordinates: 45°53′49″N 25°56′59″E / 45.8970°N 25.9496°E
Country	Romania
Development region1	Centru
Historic region	Transylvania
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Sfântu Gheorghe
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	János Demeter (UDMR)
• Prefect2	Ervin György
Area
• Total	3,710 km2 (1,430 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	222,449
• Density	60/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	52wxyz3
Car Plates	CV5
Website	County Board; County Prefecture

Covasna (IPA: [ko.'vas.na], Hungarian: Kovászna) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Transylvania. The capital of Covasna County is Sfântu Gheorghe.

Geography

Covasna County has an area of 3,710 km².

Divisions

Covasna County has 2 municipalities, 3 towns and 40 communes. The places have an absolute and relative Hungarian majority, Hungarian names of them are given in parenthesis.

Municipalities

Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) - capital city; population: 61,543
Târgu Secuiesc (Kézdivásárhely)

Towns

Covasna (Kovászna)
Baraolt (Barót)
Întorsura Buzăului

Communes

Aita Mare (Nagyajta)
Arcuş (Árkos)
Barcani
Băţani (Nagybacon)
Belin (Bölön)
Bixad (Seksibükszád)
Bodoc (Sepsibodok)
Boroşneu Mare (Nagyborosnyó)
Brăduţ (Bardoc)
Brateş (Barátos)

Breţcu (Bereck)
Catalina (Szentkatolna)
Cernat (Csernáton)
Chichiş (Kökös)
Comandău (Kommandó)
Dalnic (Dálnok)
Dobârlău
Estelnic (Esztelnek)
Ghelinţa (Gelence)
Ghidfalău (Gidófalva)

Hăghig (Hídvég)
Ilieni (Illyefalva)
Lemnia (Lemhény)
Malnaş (Málnás)
Mereni (Kézdialmás)
Micfalău (Mikóújfalu)
Moacşa (Maksa)
Ojdula (Ozsdola)
Ozun (Uzon)
Poian (Kézdiszentkereszt)

Reci (Réty)
Sânzieni (Kézdiszentlélek)
Sita Buzăului
Turia (Torja)
Vâlcele
Valea Crişului (Sepsikőröspatak)
Valea Mare
Vârghiş (Vargyas)
Zăbala (Zabola)
Zagon (Zágon)

Covasna County Media

Mikes-Szentkereszty manor-house of Zagon
Daniel Castle of Tălișoara
Landscape of Barót from Ágostonfalva village
Fortified church in Sfântu Gheorghe
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Other websites

www.covasna.ro Archived 2001-01-24 at the Wayback Machine - site of Covasna


County (Judeţ)
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 45°53′49″N 25°56′59″E / 45.8970°N 25.9496°E / 45.8970; 25.9496Coordinates: 45°53′49″N 25°56′59″E / 45.8970°N 25.9496°E / 45.8970; 25.9496
Country	Romania
Development region¹	Centru
Historic region	Transylvania
Capital city (Resedinţă de judeţ)	Sfântu Gheorghe
Government
• Type	County Board
• President of the County Board	János Demeter (UDMR)
• Prefect²	Ervin György
Area
• Total	3,710 km² (1,430 sq mi)
Population (2002)
• Total	222,449
• Density	60/km² (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal Code	52wxyz³
Car Plates	CV⁵
Website	County Board County Prefecture