Belin ( hu, Bölön,
Hungarian pronunciation: ) is a commune in
Covasna County
Covasna County (, hu, Kovászna megye, ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Sfântu Gheorghe.
Demographics
In 2011, it had a population of 210,177, making it the second least populous of Romania ...
,
Transylvania
Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...
,
Romania
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composed of two villages: Belin and Belin-Vale (''Bölönpatak'').
Demographics
Belin has a relative
Roma majority. At the 2011 census, 46.9% of inhabitants were Roma, 36.7%
Székely Hungarians
Hungarians, also known as Magyars ( ; hu, magyarok ), are a nation and ethnic group native to Hungary () and historical Hungarian lands who share a common culture, history, ancestry, and language. The Hungarian language belongs to the Urali ...
and 13.7%
Romanians
The Romanians ( ro, români, ; dated exonym '' Vlachs'') are a Romance-speaking ethnic group. Sharing a common Romanian culture and ancestry, and speaking the Romanian language, they live primarily in Romania and Moldova. The 2011 Roman ...
.
In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were
Pentecostal
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement , 30.2%
Unitarian, 19.8%
Romanian Orthodox
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, 9.7%
Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion and 1.1% were
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
* Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...
.
References
External links
Census 2002
{{Covasna County
Communes in Covasna County
Localities in Transylvania