Pârjol is a commune in Bacău County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of nine villages: Băhnășeni, Bărnești, Băsăști, Câmpeni, Hăineala, Hemieni (established in 2003), Pârjol, Pustiana and Tărâța. At the 2011 census, the commune's 5404 inhabitants were 94.2% Romanian and 3.53% Hungarian. At the 2002 census, they were 64.2% Romanian Orthodox, 35% Roman Catholic, and 0.8% Old Calendar Orthodox.

Pârjol
Location in Bacău County
Location in Bacău County
Pârjol is located in Romania
Pârjol
Pârjol
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 46°35′N 26°36′E / 46.583°N 26.600°E / 46.583; 26.600
CountryRomania
CountyBacău
Population
 (2021-12-01)[1]
5,555
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.BC

Pustiana

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The village of Pustiana (Hungarian: Pusztina) was first mentioned in 1792. It was established by Székely who fled from Transylvania after the Siculicidium. In 2002, it had 1961 people, broken down as follows:[2] Romanians (78.99%), Hungarians (17.24%), Csangos (4.89%).

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  1. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  2. ^ 2002 census data Archived 2008-02-06 at the Wayback Machine