Afumați

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Afumați

Total population

6,478

Founded

1510

Elevation81 m

Land area63.25 km²

Coordinates44.52°, 26.25°

Demographic figures from INS Romania. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Afumați is a commune in the east of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, Afumați. Its name is derived from the Romanian verb "a afuma", meaning to smoke food.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Ștefan Sameș

Romanian football player and manager (1951-2011)

Ion Baciu

Olympic wrestler

A

Alexandru Custov

Romanian footballer (1954-2008)

Constantin Nica

footballer

Nicolae Steinhardt

Romanian writer, Orthodox hermit and father confessor (1912–1989)

C

Cătălin Mitulescu

Romanian filmmaker (born 1972)

D

Daniel Novac

Romanian footballer

B

Bebe Șerban

Florentin Pandele

Romanian politician

N

Nicolae Săftoiu

Romanian graphic artist

A

Alin Zaharia

Romanian footballer

Ion Popescu-Pasărea

composer, cantor, and Byzantine music professor

Aurel Beldeanu

association football player

I

Ionel Talpazan

romanian-American outsider artist (1955–2015)

R

Relu Stoian

Romanian footballer

Gheorghe Ghipu

Romanian athlete

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Ilfov

• Moara Domnească
  2.2 mi away · pop. 592
• Ștefăneștii de Sus
  2.4 mi away · pop. 1,480
• Ștefăneștii de Jos
  2.4 mi away · pop. 2,036
• Găneasa
  2.9 mi away · pop. 635
• Crețuleasca
  3.1 mi away · pop. 226
• Șindrilița
  3.5 mi away · pop. 925
• Cozieni
  4 mi away · pop. 694
• Voluntari
  4.3 mi away · pop. 27,945
• Piteasca
  4.5 mi away · pop. 1,362
• Surlari
  4.6 mi away · pop. 406
• Runcu
  4.7 mi away · pop. 89
• Pasărea
  5 mi away · pop. 809

Browse all places in Ilfov →

Recently spotted species

black nightshade

Solanum nigrum

Seen 2026-08-30

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-08-29

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-08-29

Transcaucasian Giant Mantis

Hierodula transcaucasica

Seen 2026-08-29

common toadflax

Linaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-08-29

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-08-29

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-08-29

Great Tit

Parus major

Seen 2026-08-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).