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).

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

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.