Ciorani

{{for multi|the village in Vrancea County|Pufești|the Italian village|Ciorani (Mercato San Severino)}}

{{Infobox Romanian subdivision

|type = commune

|county = Prahova

|official_name = Ciorani

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|image_shield = ROU PH Ciorani CoA1.jpg

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|image_map = Ciorani jud Prahova.png

|map_caption = Location in Prahova County

|leader_name = Voicu Marin

|leader_party = PSD

|leader_term = 2020–2024

|coordinates = {{coord|44|50|N|26|24|E|source:itwiki_region:RO|display=it}}

|elevation = 77

|elevation_min =

|elevation_max =

|area_total = 80.46

|population_as_of =

|population_total = auto

|population_footnotes =

|postal_code = 107155

|area_code = +(40) 244

|website = {{URL|http://www.primariaciorani.ro/}}

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Ciorani is a commune in Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania. As of 2021, its population was 5,934. It is composed of two villages, Cioranii de Jos and Cioranii de Sus; the former is the administrative centre.

The commune is located in the southeastern part of the county, on the left bank of the river Cricovul Sărat, close to where it flows into the Prahova River. It lies on the border with Ialomița County, at a distance of {{cvt|40|km}} from the county seat, Ploiești, {{cvt|23|km}} from Urlați, {{cvt|24|km}} from Mizil, {{cvt|26|km}} from Urziceni, and {{cvt|64|km}} from Bucharest. The 45th parallel north passes {{cvt|30|km}} to the north.{{cite web|url=http://www.primariaciorani.ro|title=Localizare geografică a comunei Ciorani|language=ro|website=www.primariaciorani.ro|publisher=Ciorani townhall|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

Its neighbors are the communes Fulga to the north, Sălciile to the east, Adâncata to the south, Rădulești to the southwest, and Drăgănești to the west.

Ciorani is traversed north to south by the DN1D road, which joins Ploiești to Urziceni. On the western side of the commune is the Ciorani railway station, serving the CFR rail line Ploiești–Urziceni–Călărași.

The {{cvt|3000|m2}} archaeological site Movila Dărâmata, in Cioranii de Sus, contains remains of dwellings from the Boian and Gumelnița cultures, as well as from the Bronze Age and Roman Dacia.{{cite web|url=http://ran.cimec.ro/?lang=EN&descript=cioranii-de-sus-ciorani-prahova-situl-arheologic-de-la-cioranii-de-sus-movila-daramata-cod-sit-ran-132707.01|title=Situl arheologic de la Cioranii de Sus - Movila Dărâmată|language=ro|website=ran.cimec.ro|publisher=National Archaeological Record of Romania (RAN)|access-date=July 10, 2021}} At the southern entrance to the commune there is a statue of Dromichaetes.{{cite web|url=https://www.lumeasatului.ro/articole-revista/4987-comuna-ciorani-spera-sa-dea-lovitura-s-au-anuntat-primii-7-investitori-in-parcul-industrial-din-localitate.html|title=Comuna Ciorani speră să dea lovitura: s-au anunțat primii 7 investitori în parcul industrial din localitate|language=ro|website=www.lumeasatului.ro|date=September 3, 2018|access-date=July 10, 2021}}

{{Historical populations

|source = Census data

|1992 | 7346

|2002 | 7162

|2011 | 6720

|2021 | 5934

}}