Bârgăuani () is a
commune in
Neamț County
Neamț County () is a county ( județ) of Romania, in the historic region of Moldavia, with the county seat at Piatra Neamț. The county takes its name from the Neamț River. Demographics
Population
In 2011, it had a population of 470,766 ...
,
Western Moldavia
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,
Romania
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. It is composed of thirteen villages: Bahna Mare, Baratca (''Barátka''), Bălănești, Bârgăuani, Breaza (''Bráza''), Certieni, Chilia, Dârloaia, Ghelăiești, Hârtop, Homiceni, Talpa (''Talpa''), and Vlădiceni.
The commune is situated on the
Moldavian Plateau
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, at a altitude of , on the banks of the river
Valea Neagră. It is located in the east-central part of the county, from the county seat,
Piatra Neamț
Piatra Neamț (; ; ) is the capital city of Neamț County, in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in northeastern Romania. Because of its very privileged location in the Divisions of the Carpathians, Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is con ...
.
At the 2002 census, Bârgăuani had 4,239 inhabitants, of which 96.8% were
ethnic Romanians; 62.8% were
Romanian Orthodox
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and 36.9%
Roman Catholic
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. At the
2021 census, the commune had a population of 2,904; of those, 91.8% were Romanians.
References
Communes in Neamț County
Localities in Western Moldavia
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