Costache Negri
Location in Galați County
Location in Galați County
Costache Negri is located in Romania
Costache Negri
Costache Negri
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 45°42′N 27°43′E / 45.700°N 27.717°E / 45.700; 27.717
CountryRomania
CountyGalați
Government
  Mayor (20202024) Luca Ștefan (PSD)
Area
26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
2,078
  Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code
807095
Vehicle reg.GL
Websitewww.primariacostachenegri.ro

Costache Negri is a commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 2,562 people. It is composed of a single village, Costache Negri, and is named after Costache Negri, an 1848 revolutionary, who had an estate in the village, which was previously named Mânjina.[2]

The commune lies on the banks of the river Geru, at the southern edge of the Moldavian Plateau. It is located in the central part of the county, on county road DJ251, at a distance of 35 km (22 mi) from Tecuci and 45 km (28 mi) from the county seat, Galați.

References

  1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. "Prezentare Locală". primariacostachenegri.ro (in Romanian). Costache Negri townhall. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
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