Belin, Covasna

Belin (Hungarian: Bölön, Hungarian pronunciation: [bøløn]) is a commune in Covasna County, Transylvania, Romania composed of two villages: Belin and Belin-Vale (Bölönpatak).

Belin Bölön
Commune
The Unitarian Castle Church and the Reformed Church
Location in Covasna County
Belin Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°56′N 25°34′E
Country	Romania
County	Covasna
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Imre Sikó[1] (UDMR)
Area	70.7 km2 (27.3 sq mi)
Elevation	485 m (1,591 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,181
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	527030
Area code	+(40) x67
Vehicle reg.	CV
Website	primariabelin.ro

Demographics

Belin has a relative Roma majority. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 3,181; of those, 38.98% were Roma, 29.27% Romanians, and 27.32% Székely Hungarians.^[3] At the 2011 census, there were 2,859 inhabitants; 46.9% of those were Roma, 36.7% Hungarians, and 13.7% Romanians.

In 2002, 33.4% of inhabitants were Pentecostal, 30.2% Unitarian, 19.8% Romanian Orthodox, 9.7% Reformed, 3.1% belonged to another religion, 1.3% had no religion, and 1.1% were Roman Catholic.