Moacșa

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Covasna

|official_name = Moacșa

|other_name = Maksa

|subdivisions =

|image_shield = Coa_Romania_Town_Maksa.svg

|image_skyline = Biserica reformata din Padureni.jpg

|image_caption = Reformed church in Pădureni

|image_map = Moacsa jud Covasna.png

|map_caption = Location in Covasna County

|leader_name = János Deszke{{cite web |url=https://prezenta.roaep.ro/locale27092020/romania-pv-final |title=Results of the 2020 local elections |publisher=Central Electoral Bureau |access-date=10 June 2021 |df=dmy-all}}

|leader_party = UDMR

|term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|45|52|N|25|58|E|region:RO|display=inline,title}}

|elevation = 547

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 32.82

|area_footnotes =

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 527120

|area_code = (+40) 02 67

|website = {{URL|https://www.moacsa.ro/}}

}}

Moacșa ({{langx|hu|Maksa}}, Hungarian pronunciation: {{convertIPA-hu|’|m|a|k|s|a}}) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Moacșa and Pădureni (Sepsibesenyő).

History

The locality formed part of the Székely Land region of the historical Transylvania province. Until 1918, the village belonged to the Háromszék County of the Kingdom of Hungary. In the aftermath of World War I, the Union of Transylvania with Romania was declared in December 1918. At the start of the Hungarian–Romanian War of 1918–1919, the town passed under Romanian administration. After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, it became part of the Kingdom of Romania and fell within plasa Ozun of Trei Scaune County. In 1940, the Second Vienna Award granted Northern Transylvania to the Kingdom of Hungary. In September 1944, during World War II, Romanian and Soviet armies entered the locality. The territory of Northern Transylvania remained under Soviet military administration until March 9, 1945, after which it became again part of Romania. Between 1952 and 1960, Moacșa belonged to the Magyar Autonomous Region, and between 1960 and 1968 it was part of the Brașov Region. In 1968, when Romania was reorganized based on counties rather than regions, the commune became part of Covasna County. In 2004, Dalnic broke off from Moacșa to form an independent commune.

Demographics

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|1850 |1375

|1941 |1661

|2002 |1280

|2011 |1201

|2021 |1239

}}

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,206, of which 94.69% or 1,142 were Hungarians.http://www.covasna.insse.ro/phpfiles/DATE_PROVIZORII_RPL-2011_CV.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417034859/http://www.covasna.insse.ro/phpfiles/DATE_PROVIZORII_RPL-2011_CV.pdf |date=2012-04-17 }} Romanian Census 2011 At the 2021 census, Moacșa had a population of 1,239, of which 94.43% were Hungarians and 2.42% Romanians.{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=INSSE|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}

References

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{{Gallery

|File:RO CV Padureni (2).jpg|Pădureni

|File:Eresztevenyi reformatus templom.JPG|Reformed church in Eresteghin, Moacșa

}}

{{Covasna County}}

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Category:Communes in Covasna County

Category:Localities in Transylvania