Belin, Covasna

Belin
Bölön
—  Commune  —
The Unitarian Castle Church and the Reformed Church
Location of Belin, Covasna
Coordinates: 45°56′0″N 25°34′0″E / 45.93333°N 25.56667°E / 45.93333; 25.56667Coordinates: 45°56′0″N 25°34′0″E / 45.93333°N 25.56667°E / 45.93333; 25.56667
Country  Romania
County Covasna County
Status Commune
Government
 • Mayor Imre Sikó (Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania)
Population (2011)
 • Total 2,814
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Belin (Hungarian: Bölön, Hungarian pronunciation: [bøløn]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages:

  • Belin
  • Belin-Vale / Bölönpatak

Demographics

Belin has a relative Roma majority. At the 2011 census, 46.9% of inhabitants were Roma, 36.7% Székely Hungarians and 13.7% Romanians.

In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were Pentecostal, 30.2% Unitarian, 19.8% Romanian Orthodox, 9.7% Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion and 1.1% were Roman Catholic.

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Last modified on 17 March 2013, at 04:43