Provița de Jos
Commune in Prahova, Romania
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Provița de Jos is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Drăgăneasa, Piatra, and Provița de Jos.
Provița de Jos | |
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Coat of arms | |
 Location in Prahova County | |
  Provița de Jos Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 45°7′N 25°39′E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Prahova |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Ionuț Bocioacă[1] (PSD) |
Area | 25.33 km2 (9.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,131 |
| • Density | 84.13/km2 (217.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 107475 |
| Area code | +(40) 244 |
| Vehicle reg. | PH |
| Website | www |
The commune lies along the Provița River, to the west of the county, on the border with Dâmbovița County. It is traversed by the DJ101E road, which connects it to the east with Câmpina and to the north with Provița de Sus and Adunați.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1992 | 2,750 | — |
| 2002 | 2,560 | −6.9% |
| 2011 | 2,264 | −11.6% |
| 2021 | 2,131 | −5.9% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives
The commune is the birthplace of Dumitru Comănescu, who was briefly the world's oldest verified living man in the world before his death in June 2020, aged 111.[3][4] It is also the birthplace of Aurora Cornu (1931–2021).
