Bolintin-Vale (Romanian pronunciation: [bolinˌtin ˈvale]) is a town in Giurgiu County, southern Romania with a population of 11,246 as of 2002[update]. The town administers three villages: Crivina, Malu Spart and Suseni. It is the second largest city in the county; proximity to the capital Bucharest has helped the local economy.
[edit] Demographics
Bolintin-Vale is mainly population by ethnic Romanians, which make up 84.51% of the population, even though it has a significant Roma minority (15.45%). In fact, Bolintin-Vale is the Romanian town with the second largest percentage of Roma people after Budeşti. Many of the Roma are refugees from neighbouring Bolintin-Deal, who setteled here after the ethnic clashes from 1991. Other ethnic groups make up 0.04% of the population.
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Romania
