Faraoani

Commune in Bacău, Romania

Faraoani

Commune

Location in Bacău County

Faraoani

Location in Romania

Coordinates: 46°26′N 26°54′E﻿ / ﻿46.433°N 26.900°E﻿ / 46.433; 26.900
Country| Romania
County| Bacău

Area

| 38.92 km2 (15.03 sq mi)
Elevation

| 216 m (709 ft)
Population

(2021-12-01)[1]

| 5,200
• Density| 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone| EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code|

607170

Area code| (+40) 0234
Vehicle reg.| BC
Website| www.comunafaraoani.ro

Faraoani (Hungarian: Forrófalva) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Faraoani and Valea Mare (Nagypatak).

## Geography

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The commune is situated on the Moldavian Plateau, at an altitude of 216 m (709 ft), on the right bank of the Siret River. It is located in the central part of Bacău County, 16 km (9.9 mi) south of the county seat, Bacău.

Faraoani is crossed by national road DN2 (part of European route E85). On the eastern side of the commune is the Faraoani railway station, serving the CFR Main Line 500 that runs from Bucharest to Focșani, Bacău, and on north to the Ukraininan border.

## Demographics

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At the 2002 census, Faraoani had 5,176 inhabitants; of those, 99.1% were ethnic Romanians and 0.8% Csángós. Moreover, 99.4% were Roman Catholic and 0.6% Romanian Orthodox. At the 2011 census, there were 3,932 inhabitants, of which 93.54% were Romanians, 1.73% Hungarians, and 1.55% Csángós. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 5,200; of those, 94.27% were Romanians.[2]

## Natives

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* Anton Coșa (born 1961), cleric, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chișinău in Moldova
* Ioan Duma (1896—1981), cleric and a titular bishop of the Roman Catholic Church

## References

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1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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Bacău County, Romania

Cities|

* Bacău (county seat)
* Moinești
* Onești

Towns|

* Buhuși
* Comănești
* Dărmănești
* Slănic-Moldova
* Târgu Ocna

Communes|

* Agăș
* Ardeoani
* Asău
* Balcani
* Bârsănești
* Berești-Bistrița
* Berești-Tazlău
* Berzunți
* Blăgești
* Bogdănești
* Brusturoasa
* Buciumi
* Buhoci
* Căiuți
* Cașin
* Cleja
* Colonești
* Corbasca
* Coțofănești
* Dămienești
* Dealu Morii
* Dofteana
* Faraoani
* Filipeni
* Filipești
* Găiceana
* Gârleni
* Ghimeș-Făget
* Gioseni
* Glăvănești
* Gura Văii
* Helegiu
* Hemeiuș
* Horgești
* Huruiești
* Itești
* Izvoru Berheciului
* Letea Veche
* Lipova
* Livezi
* Luizi-Călugăra
* Măgirești
* Măgura
* Mănăstirea Cașin
* Mărgineni
* Motoșeni
* Negri
* Nicolae Bălcescu
* Odobești
* Oituz
* Oncești
* Orbeni
* Palanca
* Pâncești
* Parava
* Pârgărești
* Parincea
* Pârjol
* Plopana
* Poduri
* Podu Turcului
* Prăjești
* Răcăciuni
* Răchitoasa
* Racova
* Roșiori
* Sănduleni
* Sărata
* Sascut
* Săucești
* Scorțeni
* Secuieni
* Solonț
* Stănișești
* Ștefan cel Mare
* Strugari
* Tamași
* Târgu Trotuș
* Tătărăști
* Traian
* Ungureni
* Urechești
* Valea Seacă
* Vultureni
* Zemeș

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