Mărgineni, Bacău

Commune in Bacău, Romania

(2020–2024) Marcelin Șolot (PSD)Area

83.48 km² (32.23 sq mi)Elevation

194 m (636 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

9,594 • Density110/km² (300/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

607315

Area code+(40) 234Vehicle reg.BCWebsiteprimaria-margineni.ro

Mărgineni (Hungarian: Marzsinén) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Barați (Barát), Luncani (Lunkány), Mărgineni, Pădureni, Podiș, Poiana, Trebeș (Terebes), and Valea Budului.

At the 2002 census, the commune had 8,132 inhabitants, 99.8% of which were ethnic Romanians; 57.5% were Roman Catholic and 41.9% Romanian Orthodox. At the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 7,993, while at the 2021 census, it had increased to 9,594.^[2]

Natives

Constantin Cândea (1887 – 1971), chemist, Rector of the Polytechnic University of Timișoara
Ioan Măric (born 1945 in Luncani), painter^[3]
Alexandru Piru (1917 – 1993), literary critic and historian

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
^ Tudor, Paula (27 August 2022). ""Bădița Chagall" și-a adus poveștile la Constanța". Cuget Liber. Retrieved 2 June 2024.