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Arcuș

Commune in Covasna, Romania

Arcuș Árkos
Commune
Unitarian Church
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
(2020–2024)		Árpád Máthé^[1] (UDMR)
Area	33.53 km² (12.95 sq mi)
Elevation	573 m (1,880 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	1,722
• Density	51/km² (130/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	527166
Area code	+(40) x67
Vehicle reg.	CV
Website	primariaarcus.ro

Arcuș (Hungarian: Árkos [ˈaːrkoʃ]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania. Composed of a single village, Arcuș, it became an independent commune when it split from Valea Crișului in 2004. Arcuș previously formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province.

Geography

The commune lies in a hilly area between the Baraolt and the Bodoc [ro] mountains, at an altitude of 573 m (1,880 ft), on the banks of the river Arcuș. It is located in the central-west part of the county, 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the county seat, Sfântu Gheorghe.

Arcuș is crossed by the county road DJ121B, which runs from Sfântu Gheorghe to Valea Crișului, where it ends in DJ121A. The Arcuș train station serves the CFR Main Line 400, which connects Brașov with the northwestern city of Satu Mare.

Demographics

The commune has a Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,527, of which 96.2% or 1,469 were Hungarian. At the 2021 census, Arcuș had a population of 1,722; of those, 88.56% were Hungarians and 4.82% Romanians.^[3]

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.