Ciurea

Ciurea
Ciurea
Commune
	Hlincea Monastery
	Location in Iași County
	Ciurea Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 47°4′N 27°35′E / 47.067°N 27.583°E
Country	Romania
County	Iași
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Cătălin Lupu (PSD)
Area	28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	17,254
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	707080
Vehicle reg.	IS
Website	www.comunaciurea.ro

Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, Picioru Lupului and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani neighborhood of Zanea.

Notable people

Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.

Notable events

The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[2] "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

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