Ulieș

For the village in Hunedoara County, see Gurasada. For the village in Mureș County, see Râciu.

Ulieș (Hungarian: Kányád) is a commune in Harghita County, Romania. It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania. The commune is composed of eight villages: Daia (Székelydálya), Iașu (Jásfalva), Ighiu (Ége), Nicolești (Miklósfalva), Obrănești (Abránfalva), Petecu (Petek), Ulieș, and Vasileni (Homoródszentlászló).

Ulieș Kányád
Commune
Reformed church in Daia
Location in Harghita County
Ulieș Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°13′N 25°14′E
Country	Romania
County	Harghita
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Sándor György[1] (UDMR)
Area	65.29 km2 (25.21 sq mi)
Elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	1,068
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	537340
Area code	+(40) 266
Vehicle reg.	HR
Website	www.comunaulies.ro

The route of the Via Transilvanica long-distance trail passes through the villages of Daia, Iașu, and Ulieș.^[3]

Demographics

The commune has an absolute Székely Hungarian majority. According to the 2002 census it had a population of 1,273, of which 98.59% or 1,255 were Hungarians.^[4] At the 2011 census, the commune had 1,193 inhabitants; of those, 91.03% were Hungarians, 4.78% Roma, and 1.17% Romanians. At the 2021 census, Ulieș had a population of 1,068, of which 90.17% were Hungarians.