Ion Creangă, Neamț

Ion Creangă
Church in Ion Creangă
Location in Neamț County
Ion Creangă
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°51′23″N 26°58′58″E / 46.8564°N 26.9829°E / 46.8564; 26.9829
CountryRomania
CountyNeamț
Government
 • Mayor (2024–2028)Dumitru-Dorin Tabacariu (PSD)
Area
74.91 km2 (28.92 sq mi)
Elevation
198 m (650 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,989
 • Density66.60/km2 (172.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
617260
Area code+(40) 233
Vehicle reg.NT
Websitewww.primariaioncreanga.ro

Ion Creangă is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It was named after the Romanian writer Ion Creangă. The commune is composed of six villages: Averești, Ion Creangă (Brătești until 1908 and then Brăteanu until the advent of the Communist regime in 1948), Izvoru, Muncelu, Recea, and Stejaru.[2]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1992 5,827—    
2002 5,685−2.4%
2011 5,001−12.0%
2021 4,989−0.2%
Source: Census data

Natives

References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ (in Romanian) "History of the Locality" Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine, at the Ion Creangă Town Hall site; accessed January 3, 2011