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'''Baraolt''' ({{IPA-ro|baraˈolt}}; {{lang-hu|Barót}}, {{IPA-hu|'bɒroːt|AUD|Barót.ogg}}) is a town and administrative district in ], ]. It lies in the ], an ethno-cultural region in eastern ]. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It administers five villages: | ||
| *Biborțeni / Bibarcfalva | *Biborțeni / Bibarcfalva | ||
| *Bodoș / Bodos | *Bodoș / Bodos | ||
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Town in Covasna County, Romania| Baraolt Barót | |
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| Town | |
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 Location of Baraolt | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Covasna County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | István Nagy (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 128.48 km (49.61 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,567 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 95.87% |
| • Romanians | 2.77% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | Official site |
Baraolt (Template:IPA-ro; Template:Lang-hu, Hungarian pronunciation: ['bɒroːt] ) is a town and administrative district in Covasna County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The town was mentioned for the first time as a settlement in 1224. It administers five villages:
- Biborțeni / Bibarcfalva
- Bodoș / Bodos
- Căpeni / Köpec
- Micloșoara / Miklósvár
- Racoșul de Sus / Felsőrákos
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census, Baraolt has a population of 8,567 and an absolute Székely Hungarian majority 8,213 (96%) Hungarians, 237 (3%) Romanians, 100 Roma, 15 others). Approximately 47.9% of the town's inhabitants adhere to the Hungarian Reformed Church, while 29.9% follow Roman Catholicism, 16.8% consider themselves Unitarians and 2.6% are Romanian Orthodox.
The town has one high school and a provincial hospital with 82 beds. The hospital's specialties include internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, and paediatrics; it also has an accident and emergency service.
Demographic movement according to the censuses:
External links
- Template:Ro icon About the town on Covasna County's Prefecture's Site
- Template:Hu icon About the town on Covasna County's Council's site
References
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