Poiana Mare

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Poiana Mare
Commune
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Poiana Mare
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°56′N23°5′E / 43.933°N 23.083°E / 43.933; 23.083
CountryRomania
County Dolj
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Viorel Oprescu (PNL)
Area
163.94 km2 (63.30 sq mi)
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01) [1]
9,047
 • Density55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
207470
Area code +(40) 251
Vehicle reg. DJ
Website www.poianamare.ro

Poiana Mare is a commune in Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania with a population of 9,047 as of 2021. It is composed of three villages: Poiana Mare, Tunarii Noi, and Tunarii Vechi.

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Geography

The commune is located at the southwestern extremity of Dolj County, 14 km (8.7 mi) southeast of Calafat, a port city on the Danube, and 85 km (53 mi) southwest of the county seat, Craiova.

Poiana Mare is crossed by the national road DN55A  [ ro ], which starts in the port town of Bechet, 82 km (51 mi) to the east, and ends in Calafat. The Poiana Mare train station serves the CFR Line 913, a 7 km (4.3 mi)-long railway that connects the commune to Golenți, a component village of Calafat.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 12,728—    
2011 10,740−15.6%
2021 9,047−15.8%
Source: Census data

At the 2021 census, the commune had 9,047 inhabitants; of those, 85.53% were Romanians and 4.23% Roma. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.


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