Gherăești

Gherăești
Location in Neamț County
Gherăești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 47°1′N 26°49′E / 47.017°N 26.817°E / 47.017; 26.817
CountryRomania
CountyNeamț
SubdivisionsGherăești, Gherăeștii Noi, Tețcani
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Ermina Dănculesei[2] (PNL)
Area
30.7 km2 (11.9 sq mi)
Elevation
207 m (679 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,715
 • Density154/km2 (398/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
617205
Area code+40 x33
Vehicle reg.NT
Websitewww.primariagheraesti.ro

Gherăești is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gherăești, Gherăeștii Noi, and Tețcani.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1992 6,205—    
2002 6,389+3.0%
2011 4,854−24.0%
2021 4,715−2.9%
Source: Census data

At the 2002 census, 100% of the 6,389 inhabitants were Romanians; 89% were Roman Catholic and 10.7% Romanian Orthodox. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 4,715; of those, 87.3% were Romanians.[3]

Natives

  • Petru Gherghel (born 1940), prelate of the Catholic Church, Bishop of Iași from 1990 to 2019

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ Local election results 2024
  3. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.