Micești

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Micești is a commune in Argeș County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Brânzari, Micești, Păuleasca, and Purcăreni.

Micești
Building in Purcăreni
Building in Purcăreni
Micești is located in Romania
Micești
Micești
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°57′N 24°52′E / 44.950°N 24.867°E / 44.950; 24.867
CountryRomania
CountyArgeș
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Dumitru Voicu (PSD)
Area
44 km2 (17 sq mi)
Elevation
397 m (1,302 ft)
Lowest elevation
311 m (1,020 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,610
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
117465
Vehicle reg.AG
Websitecomunamicesti.ro

The commune is situated at a mean altitude of 397 metres (1,302 feet), in the southern section of the Getic Plateau [ro], an area of foothills leading up to the Făgăraș Mountains in the Southern Carpathians. It lies on the banks of Râul Doamnei, where the river receives its tributary, the Micești River;[2] another tributary, the river Budeasa, flows through Brânzari village.

Micești is located in the central part of Argeș County, 12 km (7.5 mi) north of the county seat, Pitești. It has the following neighbors Mălureni and Coșești communes to the north, Dârmănești commune to the northeast, the town of Mioveni to the east, Mărăcineni commune to the south, and Budeasa commune to the west.[2]

Purcăreni village is crossed by the national road DN73, which connects Pitești to the city of Brașov, in Transylvania. Micești village is traversed by county road DJ740, which leads south to Mărăcineni (where it also ends in DN73), and north to Păuleasca village, from where it continues to Mălureni.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ a b c "Comuna Micești". comunamicesti.ro (in Romanian). Micești townhall. Retrieved December 23, 2021.