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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 1966 in 1930 in 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.

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