[4] The commune stretches for some 5 km (3 mi) along the Ialomița River valley; Ion Roată village is to the east and Broșteni to the west.

About 86.5% of the surface area is arable land, 6.5% forests, 3% waters, 2% buildings, 1.5% roads and 0.5% unproductive terrain.

Valea Măcrișului is to the north; to the south, the river forms the border with Axintele; Sfântu Gheorghe is to the east and Alexeni to the west.

[5] The oldest mention of part of the commune dates to 1582, when a Cioara village appears in a document of Mihnea Turcitul.

During the interwar period, they were Broștenii Vechi, Principesa Maria and Cioara (formerly Slujitori).