Poroschia

Poroschia is a commune in Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Calomfirești and Poroschia.

Poroschia
Commune
Scene in Poroschia village
Location in Teleorman County
Poroschia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°56′N 25°22′E
Country	Romania
County	Teleorman
Subdivisions	Calomfirești, Poroschia
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Iulian Badea (PSD)
Elevation	41 m (135 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	4,411
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code	147280
Area code	+40 x47
Vehicle reg.	TR
Website	primariaporoschia.ro

The commune is situated in the central part of the Wallachian Plain. It lies on the banks of the river Vedea; the river Nanov flows into the Vedea in Calomfirești.

Poroschia is located in the central-south part of Teleorman County, just south of the county seat, Alexandria. It is crossed by national road DN51 (ro), which runs from Alexandria, 5 km (3.1 mi) to the north, to Zimnicea, a port on the Danube, 36 km (22 mi) to the south.

The commune is known for its psychiatric hospital; with a capacity of 185 beds, the hospital treated 3,832 patients in 2014.^[2]