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Toplița (ˈtoplit͡sa; , Hungarian pronunciation: ’ m) is a city in Harghita County
Harghita County
Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...

, Romania
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The settlement has had multiple name changes: Taplócza, Toplicza, Gyergyó-Toplicza, from February 3, 1861 Oláh-Toplicza, or "Romanian Toplița", then from January 1, 1907 Maroshévíz, until 1918, when it received the Romanian name Toplița Română. Both the Hungarian and the Romanian names mean "hot water spring"; the latter is a Romanian word of Slavic
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The city administers eight villages: Călimănel (Kelemenpatak), Luncani (Lunkány), Măgheruș (Magyaros), Moglăneşti (Moglán), Secu (Székpatak), Vâgani (Vugány), Vale (Válya) and Zencani (Zsákhegy).
According to the last census from 2011
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 there were 13,285 people living in the city.

Of this population, 9690 are ethnic Romanians, while 3032 are ethnic Hungarians (primarily Székely
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),513 ethnic Roma.This information is from the Toplita's official site : www.toplita.info.

Among the villages which are the part of this municipality, there are large ethnic Hungarian minorities in Măgheruș (34%), Moglănești (21.5%), Secu (29.7%) and Zencani (23.7%).
Topliţa is located in eastern Transylvania
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 on the upper reaches of the Mureş
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, more precisely in the northwestern corner of Harghita County
Harghita County
Harghita is a county in the center of Romania, in eastern Transylvania, with the county seat at Miercurea-Ciuc.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 326,222 and a population density of 52/km².*Hungarians- 85%...

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