Poiana Vadului Explained

Type:commune
County:Alba
Poiana Vadului
Leader Name:Beniamin Toader
Leader Party:PNL
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Coordinates:46.4°N 75°W
Elevation:793
Area Total:69.05
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:517545
Area Code:(+40) 02 58

Poiana Vadului (until 1968 Neagra; Hungarian: Feketevölgy) is a commune located in Alba County, Transylvania, Romania. It has a population of 942 as of 2021, and is composed of eleven villages: Costești, Duduieni, Făgetu de Jos, Făgetu de Sus, Hănășești, Lupăiești, Morcănești, Păștești, Petelei, Poiana Vadului, and Stănești.

The commune is located in the northwestern corner of the county, in the Bihor Mountains; it is a starting point for ascending the Cucurbăta Mare peak, which is, at, the highest peak in the Apuseni Mountains range. Situated in the Țara Moților ethnogeographical region, Poiana Vadului lies at a distance of from Câmpeni and from the county seat, Alba Iulia.