Cernat, Covasna

Commune in Covasna, Romania

Cernat Csernáton
Commune
The Damokos mansion-house, now Village Museum
Coat of arms
Location in Covasna County
(2020–2024)		Árpád Rákosi^[1] (Ind.)
Area	129 km² (50 sq mi)
Elevation	563 m (1,847 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	3,936
• Density	31/km² (79/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	527065
Area code	(+40) 02 67
Vehicle reg.	CV
Website	www.csernaton.ro

Cernat (Hungarian: Csernáton; Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛrnaːton]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of three villages: Albiș (Kézdialbis), Cernat, and Icafalău (Ikafalva).

It formed part of Háromszék district of the Székely Land region in historical Transylvania. Cernat village was formed with the merger of two villages, Cernatu de Jos (Alsócsernáton) and Cernatu de Sus (Felsőcsernáton).

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2011 census, Cernat had a population of 3,956, of which 98.51% or 3,897 were Székely Hungarians. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,936.

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.