It lies in the Székely Land, an ethno-cultural region in eastern Transylvania.

They belonged to Udvarhelyszék district until the administrative reform of Transylvania in 1876, when they fell within the Udvarhely County in the Kingdom of Hungary.

After the Treaty of Trianon of 1920, they became part of Romania and fell within Odorhei County during the interwar period.

After Soviet occupation, the Romanian administration returned and the commune became officially part of Romania in 1947.

In 1968, the province was abolished, and since then, the commune has been part of Harghita County.