Posești

Posești
Commune
Location in Prahova County
Posești Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45.2704°N 26.1479°E / 45.2704; 26.1479
Country	Romania
County	Prahova
Government
• Mayor	Valentin-Gheorghe Spătărelu[1] (PSD)
Area	54.90 km^2 (21.20 sq mi)
Elevation	492 m (1,614 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	3,636
• Density	66/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	107440
Area code	+(40) 244
Vehicle reg.	PH
Website	www.primariaposesti.ro

Posești is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of ten villages: Bodești, Merdeala, Nucșoara de Jos, Nucșoara de Sus, Poseștii-Pământeni (the commune centre), Poseștii-Ungureni, Târlești, Valea Plopului, Valea Screzii, and Valea Stupinii.

The commune is located in the northeastern part of the county, in the Sub Carpathian hills, on the border with Buzău County. It lies 16 km (9.9 mi) from Vălenii de Munte and 45 km (28 mi) from the county seat, Ploiești.^[3] Posești covers an area of 54.90 km² (21.20 sq mi).^[4] The river Zeletin flows through the village Poseștii-Pământeni.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1992	4,612	—
2002	4,280	−7.2%
2011	3,990	−6.8%
2021	3,636	−8.9%
Source: Census data

According to the 2011 census, Posești had 3,990 inhabitants; 95.54% of them were ethnic Romanians and 1.36% Roma. At the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 3,636; of those, 92.82% were Romanians and 1.24% Roma.^[5]

Natives

• Eufrosin Poteca (1786–1858), philosopher, theologian, and translator, was born in Nucșoara de Sus

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Primăria comunei Posești. Localizare". www.primariaposesti.ro (in Romanian). Posești Townhall. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "Raport de mediu pentru plan de urbanism general. Comuna Posești, județul Prahova" (PDF). arpmag.anpm.ro (in Romanian). 2012. p. 24. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
5. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.