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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
|type               = commune
|county             = Bacău
|name               = Răcăciuni
|image_map          = Racaciuni jud Bacau.png
|map_caption        = Location in Bacău County
|image_flag         =
|image_shield       =
|image_skyline      = RO BC Racaciuni town hall.jpg
|image_caption      = Răcăciuni town hall
|image_location     =
|leader_name        = Lucian Cheța
|leader_party       = PSD
|leader_term        = 2020&ndash;2024
|coordinates        = {{coord|46|20|N|27|00|E|region:RO|display=it}}
|elevation          = 290
|elevation_min      =
|elevation_max      =
|area_total         = 81.79
|population_as_of   =
|population_total   = auto
|population_footnotes =
|postal_code        = 607480
|area_code          = +(40) 234
|website            = {{URL|http://www.comunaracaciuni.ro}}
}}
'''Răcăciuni''' ({{langx|hu|Rekecsin}}) is a [[Commune in Romania|commune]] in [[Bacău County]], [[Western Moldavia]], [[Romania]]. It is composed of six villages: Ciucani, Fundu Răcăciuni, Gheorghe Doja, Gâșteni, Răcăciuni, and Răstoaca.
==Geography==
The commune is located in the south-central part of the county, on the right back of the [[Siret (river)|Siret River]], next to the Răcăciuni dam and reservoir. The river [[Răcăciuni (river)|Răcăciuni]] flows through the commune, reaching there the Siret.
Răcăciuni is crossed by the [[DN2]] road, which connects the county seat, [[Bacău]], to [[Focșani]] and forms part of the [[European route E85]]. On the eastern side of the commune is the Răcăciuni railway station, serving the [[Căile Ferate Române Line 500]] that runs from [[Bucharest]] to Focșani, Bacău, and on north to the Ukrainian border. The [[A7 motorway (Romania)|A7]] and [[A13 motorway (Romania)|A13 motorways]], the latter which would serve as a connection between Western Moldavia and [[Transylvania|Southern Transylvania]], are planned to meet on the south-eastern side of the commune.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-12-13 |title=Ivancea: CNAIR a ales pentru autostrada A13 Bacău-Brașov varianta cea mai scurtă, ieftină şi prietenoasă cu mediul |url=https://ziaruldebacau.ro/ivancea-cnair-a-ales-pentru-autostrada-a13-bacau-brasov-varianta-cea-mai-scurta-ieftina-si-prietenoasa-cu-mediul/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Ziarul de Bacău |language=ro-RO}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-15 |title=Ivancea propune CNAIR două variante de traseu pentru autostrada A13 Bacău - Brașov |url=https://ziaruldebacau.ro/ivancea-propune-cnair-doua-variante-de-traseu-pentru-autostrada-a13-bacau-brasov/ |access-date=2022-03-11 |website=Ziarul de Bacău |language=ro-RO}}</ref>
==History==
During the [[interwar period]], the commune was the seat of [[Plasă|Plasa]] Răcăciuni.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro/judete/bacau/|title= Portretul României Interbelice – Județul Bacău|website=romaniainterbelica.memoria.ro|language=ro|access-date=August 2, 2021}}</ref>
==Demographics==
At the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], 91.12% of inhabitants were [[Romanians|ethnic Romanians]], 4.36% [[Hungarians in Romania|Hungarians]], and 1.78% [[Romani people in Romania|Roma]]. At the 2002 census, 51.3% were [[Roman Catholic]], 47.7% [[Romanian Orthodox Church|Romanian Orthodox]], 0.6% [[Romanian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists|Seventh-day Adventist]], and 0.4% [[Pentecostal Union of Romania|Pentecostal]]. At the [[2011 Romanian census|2011 census]], Răcăciuni had a population of 7,069; of those, 87.18% were Romanians and 2.62% Hungarians.<ref name="RPL2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.recensamantromania.ro/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Tabel-1.03_1.3.1-si-1.03.2.xls|title=Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021|publisher=[[National Institute of Statistics (Romania)|INSSE]]|language=ro|date=31 May 2023}}</ref>
==References==
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[[File:RO BC DN2 GhDoja.jpg|thumb|left|The [[DN2]] road entering the village of Gheorghe Doja]]
{{Bacău County}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Racaciuni}}
[[Category:Communes in Bacău County]]
[[Category:Localities in Western Moldavia]]
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