Pârjol
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Pârjol | |
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 Cross in Câmpeni | |
 Location in Bacău County | |
Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′N 26°36′E / 46.583°N 26.600°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Bacău |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2028) | Vasile Lupu (PNL) |
Area | 53.79 km2 (20.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01) | 5,555 |
| • Density | 103.3/km2 (267.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 607430 |
| Area code | +(40) 0234 |
| Vehicle reg. | BC |
| Website | primaria-pirjol |
Pârjol is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Băhnășeni, Bărnești, Băsăști, Câmpeni, Hăineala, Hemieni (established in 2003), Pârjol, Pustiana, and Tărâța.
At the 2011 census, the commune's 5,404 inhabitants were 94.2% Romanian and 3.53% Hungarian; at the 2002 census, they were 64.2% Romanian Orthodox, 35% Roman Catholic, and 0.8% Old Calendar Orthodox. At the 2021 census, Pârjol had a population of 5,555; of those, 89.52% were Romanians and 1.75% Hungarians.
Pustiana
The village of Pustiana (Hungarian: Pusztina) was first mentioned in 1792. It was established by Székelys who fled from Transylvania after the Siculicidium. In 2002, it had 1961 people, broken down as follows: Romanians (78.99%), Hungarians (17.24%), Csangos (4.89%).
Notes
- ↑ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ↑ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.
- ↑ 2002 census data Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine
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