Puiești is a commune in Buzău County, Muntenia, Romania. It is composed of seven villages: Dăscălești, Lunca, Măcrina, Nicolești, Plopi, Puieștii de Jos (the commune centre), and Puieștii de Sus.

Location Puiești is situated in the northeast of Buzău County, about East from the city Râmnicu Sărat, on the border with Vrancea County.

Demographics

At the 2002 census, the commune had a population of 4,571.2002 census results for Puiești At the 2011 census, Puiești had a population of 4,146, while at the 2021 census, the population had decreased to 3,371.

Economy Most of the inhabitants of this commune practice agriculture in small family farms. There is a church, a police station, a small hospital, a primary school, and a few places to go out like bars and pubs.

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