Ciurea

Commune in Iași, Romania

(2020–2024) Cătălin Lupu^[1] (PSD)Area

28.76 km² (11.10 sq mi)Elevation

93 m (305 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

17,254 • Density600/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

707080

Vehicle reg.ISWebsitewww.comunaciurea.ro

Ciurea is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania, part of the Iași metropolitan area. Situated 7 km south from the county seat of Iași, it is composed of seven villages: Ciurea, Curături, Dumbrava, Hlincea, Lunca Cetățuii, Picioru Lupului and Slobozia. It also includes the majority-Romani neighborhood of Zanea.

Notable people

Pavel Coruț, a writer, studied gymnasium in Ciurea.

Notable events

The Ciurea rail disaster happened here on 13 January 1917.

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.