Siminicea

Commune in Suceava, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Suceava County

(2020–2024) Vasile Clim (PNL)Area

40.35 km² (15.58 sq mi)Elevation

296 m (971 ft)Population

(2021-12-01)^[1]

2,595 • Density64/km² (170/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal code

727485

Area code+(40) 230Vehicle reg.SVWebsitesiminicea.ro

Siminicea is a commune located in Suceava County, Western Moldavia, northeastern Romania. It is composed of two villages, Grigorești and Siminicea.

The commune is located in the eastern part of the county, 15 km (9.3 mi) northeast of the county seat, Suceava, just east of the Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport and on the border with Botoșani County.

Politics and local administration

Communal council

The commune's current local council has the following political composition, according to the results of the 2020 Romanian local elections:^[2]

	Party	Seats	Current Council
	National Liberal Party (PNL)	5
	Social Democratic Party (PSD)	3
	Save Romania Union (USR)	1
	Save Romania Union (PMP)	1
	Union for Bucovina (UpB)	1

Demographics

At the 2021 census, Siminicea had a population of 2,595; of those, 92% were Romanians.^[3]

Natives

Viorel Hrebenciuc (born 1953), politician
Leonard Mociulschi (1889 – 1979), general during World War II

References

^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
^ "Rezultatele finale ale alegerilor locale din 2020" (Json) (in Romanian). Autoritatea Electorală Permanentă. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.