Puieşti is a commune in Buzău County

Buzau County

Buzău is a county of Romania, in the historical region Muntenia, with the capital city at Buzău.-Demographics:In 2002, it had a population of 496,214 and the population density was 81/km².*Romanians – 97%*Roma – under 3% declared, and others....

, Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, with a population of approximately 4,590.

Location

Puieşti is situated in the North-East of the Buzău county, about 15 km East from the city Râmnicu Sărat

Râmnicu Sarat

Râmnicu Sărat is a city in Buzău County, Romania. It was declared a municipality in 1439. On December 21, 1994 it celebrated its 555th anniversary....

, on the border with Vrancea County

Vrancea County

Vrancea is a county in Romania, with its seat at Focşani. It is mostly in the historical region of Moldavia but the southern part, below the Milcov River, is in Muntenia.-Demographics:...

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It is composed of seven villages: Dăscăleşti, Lunca, Măcrina, Nicoleşti, Plopi, Puieştii de Jos (the commune centre) and Puieştii de Sus.

Economy

Most of the inhabitants of this commune practice agriculture

Agriculture

Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...

in small family farms. There is a church, a police station, a small hospital, a primary school and a few places to go out like bars and pubs.