Gherăești
Gherăești | |
|---|---|
Location in Neamț County | |
Gherăești Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 47°1′N 26°49′E / 47.017°N 26.817°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Neamț |
| Subdivisions | Gherăești, 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 |
| • Density | 154/km2 (398/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 617205 |
| Area code | +40 x33 |
| Vehicle reg. | NT |
| Website | www |
Gherăești is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gherăești, Gherăeștii Noi, and Tețcani.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Local election results 2024
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.