Baraolt
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Baraolt Barót |
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 Location of Baraolt |
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| Coordinates: 46°4′30″N 25°36′0″E / 46.07500°N 25.60000°ECoordinates: 46°4′30″N 25°36′0″E / 46.07500°N 25.60000°E | |
| Country |
 Romania
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| County | Covasna County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | István Nagy (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 128.48 km2 (49.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 8,567 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hungarians | 95.87% |
| • Romanians | 2.77% |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | Official site |
Baraolt (Romanian pronunciation: [baraˈolt]; Hungarian: Barót, pronounced [ˈbɒroːt]) 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:
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. According to the 2011 Census the ethnic composition of the town was as follows: Székely Hungarian made up (9,271 (95.87%) Hungarians, 300 (3.1%) Romanians, 84 Roma, 15 others).
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