| Type: | commune |
| County: | Neamț |
| Podoleni | |
| Leader Name: | Bogdan Buhușanu[1] |
| Leader Party: | PNL |
| Leader Term: | 2024 - 2028 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7833°N 63°W |
| Elevation: | 246 |
| Area Total: | 32.02 |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 617335 |
| Area Code: | +(40) 233 |
Podoleni is a commune in Neamț County, Western Moldavia, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Negritești and Podoleni.[2] [3]
The commune lays away from the Piatra Neamț municipality, which is the capital of the Neamț County. The commune is in area, the majority of which is dedicated to agricultural use. Only is designated for "town" use.
The village of Podoleni was founded on the bank of the Bistrița river. The villages is first attested in 1479. The Buciulești Monastery was erected in 1630, and has since fallen in to ruin.
The 2011 Romanian census put the population of Podoleni at 4,196, a decrease from the 2002 census, which recorded the population at 5,628. The majority of the population were ethnically Romanian (96.5%), the remaining population's ethnicity was unknown (3.43%).[4] The majority of the inhabitants (96.4%) were Romanian Orthodox, and 0.1% were Catholic.[5]
At the 2021 census, Podoleni had a population of 3,911, of which 88.06% were Romanians.[6]