Afumați, Ilfov

Afumați
Commune
Church in Afumați
Coat of arms
Location in Ilfov County
Afumați Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°31′30″N 26°15′8″E
Country	Romania
County	Ilfov
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Gabriel Dumănică[1] (PNL)
Area	63.25 km^2 (24.42 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	8,748
• Density	140/km^2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	077010
Vehicle reg.	IF
Website	www.primariaafumati.ro

Afumați is a commune in the east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, Afumați. Its name is derived from the Romanian verb "a afuma", meaning to smoke food.

The commune is located 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of downtown Bucharest, on the left bank of the river Pasărea. The ruins of the Princely Court of Radu of Afumați, Voivode of Wallachia from 1522 to 1529, are located at the entrance in the commune.[3]

Afumați is traversed by the DN2 road, which connects Bucharest to Urziceni. It is bordered on the north by Dascălu commune, on the west by Ștefăneștii de Jos commune, on the south by the town of Pantelimon, on the southeast by Găneasa commune, and on the northeast by Petrăchioaia commune.

Stadionul Comunal is a multi-use stadium located in Afumați. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of the CS Afumați football club.

Natives

• Constantin Nica
• Dumitru Popescu-Colibași

References

1. "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
2. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
3. "Afumați, history and contemporaneity". turisminafumati.ro. Retrieved May 6, 2020.

World War I monument