Poiana Mare Explained

Type:commune
County:Dolj
Poiana Mare
Leader Name:Viorel Oprescu
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:43.9333°N 28°W
Elevation:42
Area Total:163.94
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:207470
Area Code:+(40) 251

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.

Geography

The commune is located at the southwestern extremity of Dolj County, southeast of Calafat, a port city on the Danube, and southwest of the county seat, Craiova.

Poiana Mare is crossed by the national road, which starts in the port town of Bechet, to the east, and ends in Calafat. The Poiana Mare train station serves the CFR Line 913, a -long railway that connects the commune to Golenți, a component village of Calafat.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, the commune had 9,047 inhabitants; of those, 85.53% were Romanians and 4.23% Roma.[1]

Natives

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021. INSSE. ro. 31 May 2023.