Mărgineni, Bacău

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.

Mărgineni
Commune
Location in Bacău County
Mărgineni Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′N 26°50′E
Country	Romania
County	Bacău
Government
• Mayor (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
• Density	110/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	607315
Area code	+(40) 234
Vehicle reg.	BC
Website	primaria-margineni.ro

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

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.
3. Tudor, Paula (27 August 2022). ""Bădița Chagall" și-a adus poveștile la Constanța". Cuget Liber. Retrieved 2 June 2024.