Măneşti is a commune in Dâmboviţa county, Romania, in the valley of the Dâmboviţa river.

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1 Subdivisions 2 Name 3 Population 4 Economy 5 Nearby localities

Subdivisions

On its territory, there are three villages: Măneşti and Drăgăeşti are on the right bank of the Dâmboviţa river and Ungureni on the left bank.

Name

The name of Măneşti is derived from "Manea" (a Romanian first name), the name of Drăgăeşti from "Drag" (meaning "dear" in Romanian) and the name of Ungureni from "Ungurean" (people from the Hungarian lands), as in this place settled Romanians from Transylvania (which was back then ruled by Hungary).

Population

As of 2004, it has a population of 4,600. Most the inhabitants are of Romanian ethnicity, but there are some Roma people (Gypsies) in the village of Drăgăeşti.

Economy

Most people are farmers, among the crops are apples and pears, as well as maize and wheat. A part of the inhabitants commute to Târgovişte, which is the closest city. Also, there used to be some petroleum extraction in the region, but the resources ended.

Nearby localities

• Căprioru (North-West)
• Decindeni (South-West)
• Dragomireşti (South)
• Gheboieni (North-East)
• Prisaca (South-East)
• Tătărani (North-West)