Dagâța

Dagâța is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bălușești, Boatca, Buzdug, Dagâța, Mănăstirea, Piscu Rusului, Poienile, Tarnița, and Zece Prăjini.

Dagâța
Commune
Church in Dagâța
Location in Iași County
Dagâța Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°56′N 27°11′E
Country	Romania
County	Iași
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Mirel Damaschin[1] (PNL)
Area	32.79 km2 (12.66 sq mi)
Elevation	191 m (627 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	4,105
• Density	130/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	707155
Area code	(+40) 02 32
Vehicle reg.	IS
Website	primariadagata.ro

The commune is located in the southwestern extremity of the county, on the border with Neamț and Vaslui counties. It lies of the banks of the river Gârboveta. Dagâța borders the following communes: Stănița, Neamț to the north; Tansa, Iași to the east; Băcești, Vaslui to the south; and Poienari, Neamț to the west.

The commune is crossed by county roads DJ280 and DJ246. The train station in Dagâța and the halt in Piscu Rusului serve the CFR Line 605, which runs from Roman to Buhăiești.

The Dagâța commune had 4,599 people at the 2011 census; of these, 90.15% were ethnic Romanian and 5.76% were Roma. 93.78% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox.

Zece Prăjini ("Ten Fields"), population 400,^[3] is the village from which the Roma brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia originate.^[4]

References

1. Local election results 2024
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. Kun, Josh (2006). "They're With the Band, Speaking That Global Language: Brass". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
4. "An Evening with Gypsy Brass Legend Fanfare Ciocarlia". Leeds Gov. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.

Cetatea Monastery

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