Dărmănești

Town in Bacău, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Bacău County

(2020–2024) Toma Constantin^[1] (PNL)Area

270.43 km² (104.41 sq mi)Elevation

350 m (1,150 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

13,069 • Density48/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

605300

Area code(+40) 02 34Vehicle reg.BCWebsiteorasuldarmanesti.ro

Dărmănești (Romanian pronunciation: [dərməˈneʃtʲ]; Hungarian: Dormánfalva) is a town in eastern Romania, in Bacău County, in the valleys of the Trotuș and Uz rivers. The town is named after one of its leaders, "Dărman" and the earliest reference to the town is from the 16th century. As of 2021, it has a population of 13,069. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

The town administers five villages: Dărmăneasca, Lapoș, Păgubeni, Plopu, and Sălătruc.

Dărmănești is located in the western part of Bacău County, on the border with Harghita County.

Natives

Relu Fenechiu (born 1965), businessman and former politician
Anamaria Vartolomei (born 1999), actress^[3]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	13,883	—
2002	14,232	+2.5%
2011	12,247	−13.9%
2021	13,069	+6.7%
Source: Census data

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ Tănăsescu, Alexandra (12 February 2022). "Anamaria Vartolomei, Romanian born actress, was named one of the year's revelations by the César Academy". Cultural La. Retrieved 12 September 2023.