Mogoșoaia

For other uses, see Mogoșoaia (disambiguation).

Mogoșoaia is a commune in the west of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, Mogoșoaia.

Mogoșoaia
Commune
Mogoșoaia Lake, view from Mogoșoaia Park
Location in Ilfov County
Mogoșoaia Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°32′N 26°0′E
Country	Romania
County	Ilfov
Government
• Mayor (2024–2028)	Florin-Răducu Covaci[1] (PNL)
Area	26 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2021-12-01)[2]	9,820
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	077135
Area code	+(40) 21
Vehicle reg.	IF
Website	primaria.mogosoaia.ro

In late 17th century, Constantin Brâncoveanu bought land here, and, between 1698 and 1702, he built the Mogoșoaia Palace.

The commune is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 95 m (312 ft), on the banks of the Colentina River, which widens here into the Lake Mogoșoaia [ro]. It is located in the central-west part of Ilfov County, in the northwestern outskirts of the national capital, about 16 km (9.9 mi) from downtown Bucharest.

At the 2021 census, Mogoșoaia had a population of 9,820; of those, 74.79% were Romanians, and the others of unknown ethnicity.^[3]

Natives

• Raul Costin (born 1985), footballer