4-576: Ghimpați is a commune located in Giurgiu County , Muntenia , Romania . It is composed of four villages: Copaciu, Ghimpați, Naipu, and Valea Plopilor. The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain , on the banks of the river Câlniștea and its left tributary, the Glavacioc . It is located in the central-west part of Giurgiu County , 40 km (25 mi) north of the county seat, Giurgiu , on
8-531: Is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania . There are 2,686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county . Urban areas , such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of city or municipality . In principle, a commune can contain any size population, but in practice, when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 10,000 residents, it
12-527: Is usually granted city status. Although cities are on the same administrative level as communes, their local governments are structured in a way that gives them more power. Some urban or semi-urban areas of fewer than 10,000 inhabitants have also been given city status. Each commune is administered by a mayor ( primar in Romanian). A commune is made up of one or more villages which do not themselves have an administrative function. Communes, like cities, correspond to
16-525: The border with Teleorman County . The national road DN6 connects Ghimpați to Bucharest , 39 km (24 mi) to the northeast. Two other roads bifurcate from DN6 in the locality: DN5B [ ro ] , which goes to Giurgiu, and DN61 [ ro ] , which goes north to Găești . This Giurgiu County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Communes of Romania A commune ( comună in Romanian )
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