# Crevedia

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Commune in Dâmbovița, Romania

Crevedia Commune Location in Dâmbovița County Crevedia Location in Romania Coordinates: 44°36′N 25°56′E / 44.600°N 25.933°E / 44.600; 25.933 Country Romania County Dâmbovița Government • Mayor (2024–2028) Florin Petre (PSD) Area 52.78 km2 (20.38 sq mi) Elevation 111 m (364 ft) Population (2021-12-01)[1] 8,811 • Density 166.9/km2 (432.4/sq mi) Time zone UTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST) UTC+03:00 (EEST) Postal code 137180 Area code +(40) 245 Vehicle reg. DB Website primariacrevedia.ro

**Crevedia** is a [commune](/source/Commune_in_Romania) in [Dâmbovița County](/source/D%C3%A2mbovi%C8%9Ba_County), [Muntenia](/source/Muntenia), [Romania](/source/Romania) with a population of 8,811 people as of 2021. It is composed of five villages: Cocani, Crevedia, Dârza, Mănăstirea, and Samurcași.

The commune is situated in the [Wallachian Plain](/source/Wallachian_Plain), at an altitude of 111 m (364 ft), on the banks of the [Colentina River](/source/Colentina_(river)) and its tributary, the [Crevedia](/source/Crevedia_(Colentina)). It is located in the southeastern extremity of Dâmbovița County, 60 km (37 mi) from the county seat, [Târgoviște](/source/T%C3%A2rgovi%C8%99te), on the border with [Ilfov County](/source/Ilfov_County), next to the town of [Buftea](/source/Buftea); the city of [Ploiești](/source/Ploie%C8%99ti) is 44 km (27 mi) to the northeast, while [Bucharest](/source/Bucharest) is 27 km (17 mi) to the southeast.

Crevedia is crossed by [national road](/source/Roads_in_Romania) [DN1A](/source/DN1A), which connects Bucharest and [Brașov](/source/Bra%C8%99ov) via Ploiești. The Dârza [halt](/source/Train_station#Halt) serves the [CFR](/source/C%C4%83ile_Ferate_Rom%C3%A2ne) [Main Line 500](/source/C%C4%83ile_Ferate_Rom%C3%A2ne_Line_500), which runs from Bucharest to Ploiești and on towards [Moldavia](/source/Western_Moldavia) and the [Ukrainian border](/source/Romania%E2%80%93Ukraine_border).

The commune mayor's illegal [liquefied petroleum gas](/source/Liquefied_petroleum_gas) business was the cause of [a series of explosions](/source/Crevedia_explosions) in August 2023 resulting in six deaths and numerous injured including firefighters that were responding to the blaze that caused the explosion. The mayor also attempted to build a commercial centre near a [liquefied petroleum gas](/source/Liquefied_petroleum_gas) station, which was cancelled by the Dâmbovița Court.

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Historical population Year Pop. ±% 2002 6,749 — 2011 7,750 +14.8% 2021 8,811 +13.7% Source: Census data

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["2021 Romanian census"](https://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-rpl-2021/rezultate-definitive-caracteristici-demografice/). National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.

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