Poroschia

Coordinates: 43°56′N 25°22′E / 43.933°N 25.367°E / 43.933; 25.367
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Poroschia
Scene in Poroschia village
Scene in Poroschia village
Location in Teleorman County
Location in Teleorman County
Poroschia is located in Romania
Poroschia
Poroschia
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°56′N 25°22′E / 43.933°N 25.367°E / 43.933; 25.367
CountryRomania
CountyTeleorman
SubdivisionsCalomfirești, Poroschia
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2024) Iulian Badea (PSD)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
4,411
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
147280
Area code+40 x47
Vehicle reg.TR
Websiteprimariaporoschia.ro

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

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ "Structura organizatorică și secții". www.spitalul-poroschia.ro (in Romanian). Poroschia Psychiatric Hospital. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
Bridge over the river Vedea
Psychiatric hospital in Poroschia