Chiselet

Chiselet is a commune in Călărași County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Chiselet.

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Chiselet
Commune
Location in Călărași County
Chiselet Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°11′N 26°51′E / 44.183°N 26.850°E / 44.183; 26.850
Country	Romania
County	Călărași
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mihail Penu (PNL)
Area	60.93 km2 (23.53 sq mi)
Elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[1]	3,104
• Density	50.94/km2 (131.9/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	917030
Area code	+(40) 242
Vehicle reg.	CL
Website	primariachiselet.ro
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The commune is situated in the south of the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 17 m (56 ft), on the left bank of the Danube. A massive Neolithic tell called Măgura Fundeanca exists just a few kilometers south of the village center, towards the often flooded forest that borders the bank of the Danube.

Chiselet is located in the southern part of Călărași County, 25 km (16 mi) east of Oltenița and 44 km (27 mi) west of the county seat, Călărași. It is crossed by national road DN31 [ro], which connects the two cities.

As of the 2021 Romanian census, Chiselet had a population of 3,104; of those, 70.81% were Romanians and 23.26% Roma.^[2]

1. ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics.
2. ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.

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