Măgureni is a commune in

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, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Cocorăștii Caplii, Lunca Prahovei and Măgureni. At the 2002 census, 6,630 inhabitants were counted, all but three of whom were

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. 97.3% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox, and 2.6% were

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Natives

* Justin Capră (1933–2015), engineer and inventor

References

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