Dagâța

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Dagâța
Location in Iași County
Location in Iași County
Dagâța is located in Romania
Dagâța
Dagâța
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°56′N 27°11′E / 46.933°N 27.183°E / 46.933; 27.183Coordinates: 46°56′N 27°11′E / 46.933°N 27.183°E / 46.933; 27.183
CountryRomania
CountyIași
Population
 (2011)[1]
4,599
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.IS

Dagâța is a commune in Iași County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of eight villages: Bălușești, Boatca, Buzdug, Dagâța, Mănăstirea, Piscu Rusului, Poienile, Tarnița and Zece Prăjini. The commune had 4809 people at the 2002 census; of these, 89.8% were ethnic Romanian and 10.2% were Roma. 98.9% of inhabitants were Romanian Orthodox.

Zece Prăjini ("Ten Fields"), population 400,[2] is the village from which the Roma brass band Fanfare Ciocărlia originate.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. ^ Kun, Josh (2006). "They're With the Band, Speaking That Global Language: Brass". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-12-29.
  3. ^ "An Evening with Gypsy Brass Legend Fanfare Ciocarlia". Leeds Gov. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
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