Jegălia

Jegălia is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Gâldău, Iezeru and Jegălia. As of 2011, Jegălia had a population of 4,229.

Jegălia
Commune
Coat of arms
Location in Călărași County
Jegălia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°18′N 27°38′E
Country	Romania
County	Călărași
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Aurel Vasile (PNL)
Area	108.31 km2 (41.82 sq mi)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,858
• Density	36/km2 (92/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CL
Website	primariajegalia.ro

The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, in the southern reaches of the Bărăgan Plain. It borders the Borcea branch of the Danube River to the south, Unirea commune to the west, Perișoru commune to the north, and Borcea commune to the east.

Jegălia is traversed by national road DN3B [ro], which runs from the county seat, Călărași, 32 km (20 mi) to the east, to Fetești, a city in Ialomița County, 19 km (12 mi) to the east. There is also a train station that serves the CFR Line 800, which connects Bucharest to the Black Sea coast.

The Romanian Army's Test and Evaluation Center, named after major general Ștefan Burileanu, is located in Jegălia; the testing grounds cover some 30 square kilometres (12 square miles), roughly 15 by 3 km (9.3 by 1.9 mi).^[2][3]

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. Nedelcu, Irina. "Poligonul, laboratorul performanței". presamil.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 29, 2021.
3. Vișan, Gheorghe. "Să zâmbești primejdiei în fiecare zi!". presamil.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved October 29, 2021.