A commune (comună in Romanian) is, along with the municipality, the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county (urban areas, such as towns and cities within a county, are given the status of municipality). It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Counties of Romana#Future. ... Administrative map of Romania As of 2003, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows: A new administrative division was proposed, dividing the country into regions, but its implementation is uncertain since the county division is favoured by most Romanians. ... Administrative map of Romania As of 2003, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows: A new administrative division was proposed, dividing the country into regions, but its implementation is uncertain since the county division is favoured by most Romanians. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

There is no clear restriction upon the population of a commune, even though when a commune becomes relatively urbanised and exceeds approximately 15,000 inhabitants, it is granted municipality status (even though municipalities are on the administrative level as communes, they do have a more powerful form of local government). Each commune is administered by a mayor (primar in Romanian). The subdivision of communes are villages, even though villages are not an administrative subdivions (that is, villages do not have any form of administration but rather have a status similar to suburbs of towns in countries like the United Kingdom). Communes, like municipalities, correspond to the NUTS V-level subdivisions in the European Union.

See also

• Municipality in Romania
• Counties of Romania