Dofteana

For the river in Bacău County, see Dofteana (river).
Dofteana
Commune
Ghika Palace
Ghika Palace
Location in Bacău County
Location in Bacău County
Dofteana is located in Romania
Dofteana
Dofteana
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°19′N 26°31′E / 46.317°N 26.517°E / 46.317; 26.517
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
10,236
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BC

Dofteana (Hungarian: Doftána) is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Bogata (Bogáta), Cucuieți (Kukujéc), Dofteana, Hăghiac, Larga (Lárga), Seaca and Ștefan Vodă.

At the 2011 census, of the inhabitants for whom data were available, 98.6% were Romanians and 1.3% Roma.[2]

The commune is situated around confluence between the Trotuș and Dofteana rivers. It was first attested in a document of 1436, issued by the hospodar Ștefăniță, who donated to his adviser Babor Plopescu six villages on the Trotuș and Tazlău valleys, one of which was Dofteana, called Dohtana in that period.

village population (2002)[3]
Bogata 874
Cucuieți 2468
Dofteana 3013
Hăghiac 1502
Larga 1374
Seaca 505
Ștefan Vodă 1192
Total 10928

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ (in Romanian) Populaţia stabilă după etnie - judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine, National Institute of Statistics; accessed July 25, 2013
  3. ^ "Recensământul Populaţiei şi al Locuinţelor" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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