List of towns in Romania by ethnic Hungarian population

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This list contains Romanian urban localities (municipalities or towns) in which ethnic Hungarians make up over 5% of the total population, according to the 2021 census, ordered by their percentage of the local population. (Note that ethnic data were unavailable for a certain percentage of residents counted during that census, and these were excluded from the total.) The Hungarians are an ethnic group which make up 6% of Romania's population, with nearly all living in Transylvania, where they make up 17.4% of the population. [1]

Hungarians form at least 5% of the population in 73 of Transylvania's 143 towns, accounting for 94.4% of the region's 465,970 urban Hungarians. There are numerous rural localities (communes and villages) which also have Hungarian populations exceeding 5% of the total population, even though those are not listed here. Conversely, Hungarian communities of at least a thousand people, but under the 5% threshold, exist in Timișoara (8313), Bistrița (2898), Hunedoara (1777), Lugoj (1357), Sibiu (1206) and Petroșani (1147), as well as in Bucharest (2168).

In localities where Hungarians make up more than 20% of the population, the Hungarian language can be used when addressing local authorities, while state-funded education and bilingual signs are also provided. This arrangement applies in many communes, as well as in thirty-one cities and towns.

   Absolute Hungarian majority; Hungarian language has a special status in local administration
   20-50% Hungarians; Hungarian language has a special status in local administration
   Under 20% Hungarians; Hungarian language without special status in local administration
   At least 10,000 Hungarians
   Between 5000 and 9999 Hungarians
   Between 2500 and 4999 Hungarians
   Under 2500 Hungarians
City# Hungarians
in 2021		 % Hungarians
in 2021		in 1966in 1930in 1910 [a]
Vlăhița, Harghita 6,088 [1] 98.9 [1] 98.5 [2] 98.1 [2] 100.0 [2]
Baraolt, Covasna 6,736 [1] 95.8 [1] 96.0 [3] 91.5 [3] 99.3 [3]
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Harghita 27,351 [1] 95.7 [1] 94.9 [4] 83.5 [4] 96.9 [4]
Cristuru Secuiesc, Harghita 7,673 [1] 94.8 [1] 96.7 [5] 86.9 [5] 96.9 [5]
Târgu Secuiesc, Covasna 13,771 [1] 92.5 [1] 95.1 [6] 92.7 [6] 98.5 [6]
Băile Tușnad, Harghita 1,142 [1] 90.7 [1] 90.9 [7]  99.5 [7]
Sovata, Mureș 8,035 [1] 88.5 [1] 92.9 [8] 83.6 [8] 98.7 [8]
Gheorgheni, Harghita 11,832 [1] 87.6 [1] 92.3 [9] 86.1 [9] 96.0 [9]
Miercurea Nirajului, Mureș 4,218 [1] 84.0 [1] 77.0 [10] 60.4 [10] 83.0 [10]
Valea lui Mihai, Bihor 7,098 [1] 82.8 [1] 82.5 [11] 65.7 [11] 99.6 [11]
Miercurea Ciuc, Harghita 24,873 [1] 81.5 [1] 92.2 [12] 85.9 [12] 97.9 [12]
Sângeorgiu de Pădure, Mureș 3,626 [1] 80.7 [1] 78.5 [13] 61.2 [13] 91.2 [13]
Sfântu Gheorghe, Covasna 34,678 [1] 78.1 [1] 86.0 [14] 74.4 [14] 96.6 [14]
Borsec, Harghita 1,667 [1] 72.7 [1] 86.4 [15] 77.9 [15] 91.4 [15]
Săcueni, Bihor 6,672 [1] 66.7 [1] 80.5 [16] 80.1 [16] 98.8 [16]
Covasna, Covasna 5,556 [1] 65.7 [1] 74.8 [17] 72.8 [17] 78.4 [17]
Livada, Satu Mare 3,175 [1] 59.8 [1] 68.1 [18] 63.2 [18] 96.9 [18]
Salonta, Bihor 8,387 [1] 58.0 [1] 72.9 [19] 80.2 [19] 95.3 [19]
Carei, Satu Mare 8,714 [1] 52.1 [1] 59.5 [20] 35.1 [20] 98.1 [20]
Cehu Silvaniei, Sălaj 2,920 [1] 48.7 [1] 50.1 [21] 51.1 [21] 64.9 [21]
Târgu Mureș, Mureș 40,604 [1] 41.8 [1] 69.6 [22] 57.2 [22] 86.8 [22]
Marghita, Bihor 4,726 [1] 38.7 [1] 57.3 [23] 50.8 [23] 82.2 [23]
Satu Mare, Satu Mare 28,152 [1] 36.3 [1] 49.5 [24] 41.4 [24] 91.4 [24]
Bălan, Harghita 1,623 [1] 33.2 [1] 53.7 [25]  95.8 [25]
Tășnad, Satu Mare 2,251 [1] 29.9 [1] 48.5 [26] 43.1 [26] 71.6 [26]
Reghin, Mureș 5,607 [1] 22.6 [1] 46.9 [27] 40.1 [27] 50.7 [27]
Huedin, Cluj 1,817 [1] 22.5 [1] 51.1 [28] 60.1 [28] 91.4 [28]
Pecica, Arad 2,341 [1] 22.0 [1] 49.8 [29] 50.7 [29] 55.5 [29]
Ulmeni, Maramureș 1,448 [1] 21.8 [1] 27.5 [30] 26.3 [30] 33.4 [30]
Luduș, Mureș 2,784 [1] 21.1 [1] 33.5 [31] 46.1 [31] 58.6 [31]
Oradea, Bihor 33,340 [1] 20.9 [1] 51.4 [32] 53.7 [32] 91.3 [32]
Chișineu-Criș, Arad 1,306 [1] 19.7 [1] 26.2 [33] 34.4 [33] 46.7 [33]
Toplița, Harghita 2,092 [1] 19.2 [1] 39.6 [34] 31.5 [34] 32.7 [34]
Sărmașu, Mureș 1,097 [1] 19.0 [1] 26.0 [35] 34.4 [35] 37.0 [35]
Șimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj 2,167 [1] 18.3 [1] 36.4 [36] 40.1 [36] 77.5 [36]
Săcele, Brașov 4,499 [1] 18.1 [1] 38.5 [37] 59.4 [37] 57.4 [37]
Ardud, Satu Mare 865 [1] 16.4 [1] 33.8 [38] 13.9 [38] 62.3 [38]
Rupea, Brașov 706 [1] 16.1 [1] 23.1 [39] 13.7 [39] 11.3 [39]
Sighișoara, Mureș 3,008 [1] 15.3 [1] 16.3 [40] 20.6 [40] 21.4 [40]
Gherla, Cluj 2,609 [1] 14.8 [1] 24.8 [41] 27.2 [41] 60.6 [41]
Aiud, Alba 2,766 [1] 14.6 [1] 25.4 [42] 37.2 [42] 51.0 [42]
Baia Sprie, Maramureș 1,672 [1] 14.2 [1] 28.8 [43] 35.1 [43] 62.8 [43]
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj 33,603 [1] 13.9 [1] 41.4 [44] 47.3 [44] 81.6 [44]
Zalău, Sălaj 6,108 [1] 13.5 [1] 44.5 [45] 52.6 [45] 74.0 [45]
Seini, Maramureș 1,000 [1] 13.2 [1] 25.6 [46] 25.0 [46] 46.3 [46]
Târnăveni, Mureș 2,393 [1] 13.1 [1] 22.1 [47] 41.7 [47] 51.6 [47]
Aleșd, Bihor 1,105 [1] 12.4 [1] 37.2 [48] 39.4 [48] 41.2 [48]
Târgu Lăpuș, Maramureș 1,064 [1] 10.8 [1] 15.2 [49] 15.2 [49] 26.7 [49]
Beclean, Bistrița-Năsăud 1,088 [1] 10.5 [1] 29.4 [50] 29.7 [50] 50.4 [50]
Deta, Timiș 498 [1] 10.3 [1] 25.4 [51] 20.1 [51] 18.5 [51]
Sighetu Marmației, Maramureș 2,771 [1] 10.2 [1] 25.5 [52] 19.9 [52] 76.7 [52]
Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Maramureș 732 [1] 10.0 [1] 20.1 [53] 24.8 [53] 29.8 [53]
Baia Mare, Maramureș 8,713 [1] 9.8 [1] 31.9 [54] 31.8 [54] 64.8 [54]
Dej, Cluj 2,520 [1] 9.0 [1] 28.5 [55] 31.6 [55] 57.5 [55]
Iernut, Mureș 667 [1] 8.9 [1] 23.1 [56] 27.2 [56] 30.8 [56]
Jibou, Sălaj 770 [1] 8.8 [1] 27.5 [57] 30.6 [57] 47.0 [57]
Gătaia, Timiș 405 [1] 8.5 [1] 18.8 [58] 18.3 [58] 27.0 [58]
Arad, Arad 10,071 [1] 8.0 [1] 24.9 [59] 35.6 [59] 62.9 [59]
Cavnic, Maramureș 304 [1] 8.0 [1] 21.3 [60] 33.2 [60] 53.0 [60]
Mediaș, Sibiu 2,514 [1] 7.6 [1] 15.7 [61] 23.1 [61] 17.4 [61]
Ocna Sibiului, Sibiu 227 [1] 7.6 [1] 13.1 [62] 16.6 [62] 21.9 [62]
Turda, Cluj 2,566 [1] 7.2 [1] 16.9 [63] 49.5 [63] 69.4 [63]
Jimbolia, Timiș 619 [1] 7.1 [1] 20.7 [64] 19.3 [64] 20.8 [64]
Ocna Mureș, Alba 772 [1] 6.7 [1] 16.4 [65] 29.5 [65] 40.9 [65]
Deva, Hunedoara 2,829 [1] 6.6 [1] 18.0 [66] 37.2 [66] 59.1 [66]
Dumbrăveni, Sibiu 355 [1] 6.6 [1] 12.3 [67] 23.8 [67] 40.8 [67]
Ungheni, Mureș 378 [1] 6.0 [1] 11.5 [68] 9.6 [68] 13.6 [68]
Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș 504 [1] 5.8 [1] 10.9 [69] 11.6 [69] 17.5 [69]
Câmpia Turzii, Cluj 972 [1] 5.6 [1] 15.1 [70] 35.5 [70] 44.7 [70]
Copșa Mică, Sibiu 220 [1] 5.6 [1] 18.9 [71] 45.9 [71] 48.7 [71]
Beiuș, Bihor 490 [1] 5.5 [1] 11.2 [72] 23.9 [72] 46.1 [72]
Brașov, Brașov 10,942 [1] 5.4 [1] 17.0 [73] 39.3 [73] 43.4 [73]
Lupeni, Hunedoara 809 [1] 5.0 [1] 19.5 [74] 35.5 [74] 41.9 [74]

^ By maternal language.

Notes

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