Joița is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia,

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. It is composed of two villages, Bâcu and Joița. The commune is located on the northeastern edge of the county, on the right bank of the

Dâmbovița River Dâmbovița can refer to these places in Romania: * Dâmbovița County * Dâmbovița (river) * Dâmbovița Center The Dâmbovița Center (also named Casa Radio) is an unfinished building in Bucharest, Romania, near Cotroceni, on the shore of ...

and on the left bank of the Ciorogârla River, on the border with

Ilfov County Ilfov () is the county that surrounds Bucharest, the capital of Romania. It used to be largely rural, but, after the fall of Communism, many of the county's villages and communes developed into high-income commuter towns, which act like suburbs ...

. It is crossed by the

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DJ602, which connects it to the south with

Ciorogârla Ciorogârla is a commune in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Ciorogârla and Dârvari. The Ciorogârla River flows through this location; its name, of Slavic origin, means "murky stream". ...

and Domnești in Ilfov County (where it intersects with

Centura București Centura București ( en, Bucharest Beltway, Bucharest Ring Road, italic=yes), sometimes referred to as the DNCB, is a national-class road in Romania, circling the capital city of Bucharest. It is not to be mistaken with the planned Bucharest Ri ...

) and with Romania's capital,

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, and to the northeast with Săbăreni and further in Ilfov County with the towns of

Chitila Chitila () is a town in the west of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, situated 9 km to the north west of Bucharest. It is often seen as a satellite town of Bucharest. One village, Rudeni, is administered by the town. Transport Chitilia is ...

(where it intersects with

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) and Buftea (where it ends in DN1A).

References

Communes in Giurgiu County Localities in Muntenia {{Giurgiu-geo-stub