Buciumi, Bacău

Buciumi
Belfry of church in Buciumi
Location in Bacău County
Buciumi
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°12′N 26°47′E / 46.200°N 26.783°E / 46.200; 26.783
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024)Fănică Cozma (PSD)
Area
28.97 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Elevation
318 m (1,043 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
3,265
 • Density112.7/km2 (291.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Postal code
607607
Area code+(40) 234
Vehicle reg.BC
Websiteprimariabuciumi.ro

Buciumi is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Buciumi and Răcăuți. The villages were part of Ștefan cel Mare Commune until 2005, when they were split off.

Geography

The commune is located in the southern part of the county, on the right bank of the Cașin River, near its confluence with the Trotuș River, south of the municipality of Onești, to which it is connected by local roads.

Demography

At the 2011 census, the commune had 2,984 inhabitants, of which 75.6% were Romanians and 24.4% Roma. At the 2021 census, Buciumi had a population of 3,265; of those, 74.79% were Romanians and 21.5% Roma.[2]

Ethnic composition of Buciumi Commune
  1. Romanians (74.8%)
  2. Roma (21.5%)
  3. Other ethnic groups (0.03%)
  4. Unknown (3.68%)




Religious composition of Buciumi Commune
  1. Orthodox (88.4%)
  2. Pentecostals (4.62%)
  3. Roman Catholics (1.19%)
  4. Adventists (1.13%)
  5. Other religions (0.80%)
  6. Unknown (3.83%)










References

  1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2002 2,823—    
2011 2,984+5.7%
2021 3,265+9.4%
Source: Census data