Tulgheș

Tulgheș ( or colloquially Tölgyes, Hungarian pronunciation: , meaning "place with oak trees in Gyergyó") is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of four villages: Hagota (Hágótő), Pintic (Péntekpataka), Recea (Récefalva), and Tulgheș.

Key facts

Romanian subdivision.type: commune
Romanian subdivision.county: Harghita
Romanian subdivision.name: Tulgheș
Romanian subdivision.other_name: Gyergyótölgyes
Romanian subdivision.image_skyline: Biserica de lemn din Tulghes1.jpg
Romanian subdivision.image_caption: Romanian Orthodox wooden church
Romanian subdivision.image_map: Tulghes jud Harghita.png
Romanian subdivision.map_caption: Location in Harghita County
Romanian subdivision.leader_name: Marcel Vancu
Romanian subdivision.leader_party: PSD
Romanian subdivision.term: 2020–2024
Romanian subdivision.elevation: 650
Romanian subdivision.area_total: 244.47
Romanian subdivision.population_total: auto
Romanian subdivision.postal_code: 537330
Romanian subdivision.area_code: +(40) 266

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Demography
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Transportation and important places in the area
Geomorphological and climatic highlights
Economic highlights
Historical highlights
Opportunities
Touristic landmarks and memorials
Natives
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== Demography == At the 2011 census, 70.8% of inhabitants were Romanians and 28.8% Hungarians (Székelys). At the 2002 census, 65.5% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox and 31.3% Roman Catholic. At the 2021 census, Tulgheș had a population of 2,941; of those, 70.59% were Romanians and 25.06% Hungarians.

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