Cândești is a
commune in
Dâmbovița County
Dâmbovița County (also spelt ''Dîmbovița'', ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county.
It has an area of ...
,
Muntenia
Muntenia (, also known in English as Greater Wallachia) is a historical region of Romania, part of Wallachia (also, sometimes considered Wallachia proper, as ''Muntenia'', ''Țara Românească'', and the seldom used ''Valahia'' are synonyms in R ...
,
Romania. It is composed of five villages: Aninoșani, Cândești-Deal, Cândești-Vale (the commune center), Dragodănești and Valea Mare.
The commune is located in the northwestern part of the county, away from the county seat,
Târgoviște
Târgoviște (, alternatively spelled ''Tîrgoviște''; german: Tergowisch) is a city and county seat in Dâmbovița County, Romania. It is situated north-west of Bucharest, on the right bank of the Ialomița River.
Târgoviște was one of the ...
, on the border with
Argeș County
Argeș County () is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Pitești.
Demographics
On 20 October 2011, it had a population of 612,431 and the population density was 89/km2.
* Romanians – 97%
* Roma (Gypsi ...
. It lies on the right bank of the
Dâmbovița River. Its neighbors are
Voinești commune to the north and to the east,
Tătărani
Tătărani is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 5,376 people. It is composed of four villages: Căprioru, Gheboieni, Priboiu, and Tătărani.
The commune is situated in a hilly area between the Wallachian Pl ...
commune to the south, and
Boțești, Argeș
Boțești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages: Boțești and Moșteni-Greci.
The commune is right on the 45th parallel north, 45 km northeast of Pitești and 125 km northwest of Bucharest
Buch ...
commune to the west.
References
Communes in Dâmbovița County
Localities in Muntenia
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