Curcani

For the village in Constanța County, see Cobadin.

Curcani
Commune
Location in Călărași County
Curcani Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°12′N 26°35′E
Country	Romania
County	Călărași
Established	24 September 1878 (first attested)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	5,301
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	CL

Curcani is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Curcani and Sălcioara.

At the 2002 census, there were 5233 inhabitants. Of these, 65.8% were ethnic Romanians and 34.1% Roma; 99.6% were Romanian Orthodox.

The commune's name, meaning "turkeys", was bestowed in the aftermath of the Romanian War of Independence, and refers to a nickname given to Dorobanț troops.[2]

References

1. "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
2. (in Romanian) Ioan Birghila, Monografia Comunei Curcani^[permanent dead link‍], at the Curcani Town Hall site; accessed April 20, 2013