Porumbacu de Jos

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Porumbacu de Jos
Commune
Location of Porumbacu de Jos
Coordinates: 45°45′29″N 24°27′25″E / 45.75806°N 24.45694°E / 45.75806; 24.45694Coordinates: 45°45′29″N 24°27′25″E / 45.75806°N 24.45694°E / 45.75806; 24.45694
Country	Romania
County	Sibiu County
Status	Commune
Government
• Mayor	Ioan Strava (Social Democratic Party)
Area
• Total	184.87 km² (71.38 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	2,954
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.cjsibiu.ro/ro/porumbacu.php

Porumbacu de Jos (German: Unter-Bornbach; Hungarian: Alsóporumbák) is a commune in Sibiu County, Transylvania, central Romania, first documented in 1473. It is composed of five villages: Colun, Porumbacu de Jos, Porumbacu de Sus, Sărata and Scoreiu.

It has a population of 2954 (2011) and an administered area of 18,487 ha (see map). It is a base for hiking and climbing tours to the southern Carpathians, notably the Negoiu chalet at 1546 m altitude.

In Romanian	In German	In Hungarian
Colun	Kellen	Kolun
Porumbacu de Jos	Unter-Bornbach	Alsóporumbák
Porumbacu de Sus		Felsőporumbák
Sărata	Salz	Szarata
Scoreiu		Skorei

Sibiu County, Romania

Cities	Sibiu (county seat) Mediaș

Towns	Agnita Avrig Cisnădie Copșa Mică Dumbrăveni Miercurea Sibiului Ocna Sibiului Săliște Tălmaciu

Communes	Alma Alțâna Apoldu de Jos Arpașu de Jos Ațel Axente Sever Bazna Bârghiș Biertan Blăjel Boița Brateiu Brădeni Bruiu Chirpăr Cârța Cârțișoara Cristian Dârlos Gura Râului Hoghilag Iacobeni Jina Laslea Loamneș Ludoș Marpod Merghindeal Micăsasa Mihăileni Moșna Nocrich Orlat Păuca Poiana Sibiului Poplaca Porumbacu de Jos Racovița Rășinari Râu Sadului Roșia Sadu Slimnic Șeica Mare Șeica Mică Șelimbăr Șura Mare Șura Mică Tilișca Târnava Turnu Roșu Valea Viilor Vurpăr

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