Ciorani

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Ciorani
Commune
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Location in Prahova County
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Ciorani
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°50′N26°24′E / 44.833°N 26.400°E / 44.833; 26.400 Coordinates: 44°50′N26°24′E / 44.833°N 26.400°E / 44.833; 26.400
CountryRomania
County Prahova
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Voicu Marin (PNL)
Area
80.46 km2 (31.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [1]
6,720
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
107155
Vehicle reg. PH
Website www.primariaciorani.ro

Ciorani is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. As of 2011, its population was 6,720. It is composed of two villages, Cioranii de Jos and Cioranii de Sus; the former is the administrative centre.

The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the left bank of the river Cricovul Sărat, close to where it flows into the Prahova River. It lies on the border with Ialomița County, at a distance of 40 km (25 mi) from the county seat, Ploiești, 23 km (14 mi) from Urlați, 24 km (15 mi) from Mizil, 26 km (16 mi) from Urziceni, and 64 km (40 mi) from Bucharest. The 45th parallel north passes 30 km (19 mi) to the north. [2]

Its neighbors are the communes Fulga to the north, Sălciile to the east, Adâncata to the south, Rădulești to the southwest, and Drăgănești to the west. [2]

Ciorani is traversed north to south by the DN1D road, which joins Ploiești to Urziceni. On the western side of the commune is the Ciorani railway station, serving the CFR rail line Ploiești–Urziceni–Călărași. [2]

The 3,000 m2 (32,000 sq ft) archaeological site Movila Dărâmata, in Cioranii de Sus, contains remains of dwellings from the Boian and Gumelnița cultures, as well as from the Bronze Age and Roman Dacia. [3] At the southern entrance to the commune there is a statue of Dromichaetes. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. 1 2 3 "Localizare geografică a comunei Ciorani". www.primariaciorani.ro (in Romanian). Ciorani townhall. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Situl arheologic de la Cioranii de Sus - Movila Dărâmată". ran.cimec.ro (in Romanian). National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Comuna Ciorani speră să dea lovitura: s-au anunțat primii 7 investitori în parcul industrial din localitate". www.lumeasatului.ro (in Romanian). September 3, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
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