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Table 15. Change in the number of ethnic Hungarians by major parts of Transylvania (1880-1992)

Year
Szeklerland/
Székely Region
Rest of Transylvania
Partium
Banat
1880
404,402
239,273
359,669
41,744
1910
536,968
370,383
645,809
104,885
1930
538,681
333,428
503,019
105,584
1948
577,679
296,899
507,114
100,211
1956
632,099
328,814
571,661
92,625
1977
695,459
337,628
537,492
80,728
1992
723,392
308,915
501,187
70,772

Sources: 1880,1910: Hungarian census data (mother/native tongue), 1977, 1992: Rumanian census data (ethnicity), 1930, 1948, 1956: Rumanian census data (mother/native tongue)

Remark: Szeklerland/Székely Region = Maros/Murs, Hargita/Harghita, Kovászna/Covasna counties;
Rest of Transylvania = Beszterce-Naszód/BistriSa-Nasãud, Kolozs/Cluj, Fehér/Alba, Szeben/Sibiu, Brassó/Brsov, Hunyad/Hunedoara counties;
Partium = Máramaros/Maramus, Szatmár/Satu Mare, Szilágy/Sãlaj, Bihar/Bihor, Arad counties;
Banat = Temes/Timi, Krassó-Szörény/Cara-Severin counties

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