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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Harghita
|name               = Subcetate
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       = ROU HR Subcetate CoA.jpg
|image_skyline      = Subcetate, Romania - panoramio (2).jpg
|image_caption      = 
|image_location     = 
|image_map          = Subcetate jud Harghita.png
|map_caption        = Location in Harghita County
|leader_name        = Vasile Rusu
|leader_party       = PSD
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|46|51|N|25|26|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 712
|elevation_min      = 
|elevation_max      = 
|area_total         = 51.11
|population_as_of   = 
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes = 
|postal_code        = 537300
|area_code          = +40 x66
|website            = {{URL|https://primariacomuneisubcetate.ro/}}
}}
'''Subcetate''' ({{langx|hu|Gyergyóvárhegy}}, <small>Hungarian pronunciation: </small>{{convertIPA-hu|’|gy|e|r|gy|ó|v|á|r|h|e|gy}}; {{langx|de|Burgberg}}) is a commune in [[Harghita County]], [[Transylvania]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of four villages: Călnaci (''Kalnács''), Duda (''Dudád''), Filpea (''Fülpe''), and Subcetate.

== Geography==
The commune is situated at the northeastern edge of Transylvania, at an altitude of {{cvt|712|m}}, in the eastern foothills of the [[Gurghiu Mountains]], and lies on the banks of the [[Mureș (river)|Mureș River]]. Subcetate is located in the northwestern part of the county, on the border with [[Mureș County]]. The closest city is [[Toplița]], {{cvt|15|km}} to the northwest; the county seat, [[Miercurea Ciuc]], is {{cvt|80|km}} to the south.

The Subcetate railway station serves the [[Căile Ferate Române|CFR]] [[Căile Ferate Române Line 400|Main Line 400]], which connects [[Brașov]] to [[Satu Mare]]. The commune is crossed by [[Roads in Romania|county road]] DJ153D, which ends {{cvt|3|km}} to the north in national road {{ill|DN12|ro}} (part of [[European route E578]])  that runs from [[Chichiș]], [[Covasna County]] to Toplița. 

==Population==
{{Historical populations
|source = Census data
|1850 |1344
|1920 |3599
|1956 |2587
|2002 |2105
|2011 |1832
|2021 |1684
}}
According to the census in 2002 the commune had a population of 2,105. Ethnic [[Romanians]] were the majority, with 1,960 people (93%); although Subcetate historically belongs to the [[Székely Land]], only 100 [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]] (5%) lived in the village in 2002. 94% of the population followed the [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]] faith. At the [[2021 Romanian census|2021 census]], Subcetate had 1,684 inhabitants; of those, 91.33% were Romanians, 2.97% Hungarians, and 1.54% [[Romani people in Romania|Roma]].<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Gallery
|File:Gyergyóvárhegy.JPG|Romanian Orthodox church in Subcetate
|File:Subcetate, Romania - panoramio (3).jpg|Street in Subcetate
}}

{{commonscat|Subcetate commune, Harghita}}
{{Harghita County}}

[[Category:Communes in Harghita County]]
[[Category:Localities in Transylvania]]