Mioveni

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Mioveni
—  Town  —
Mioveni is located in Romania
Mioveni
Location of Mioveni
Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E / 44.95694; 24.94056Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E / 44.95694; 24.94056
Country  Romania
County Argeş County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Ion Georgescu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
 • Total 50.79 km2 (19.61 sq mi)
Population (2002)
 • Total 35,889
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Mioveni (Romanian pronunciation: [mi.oˈvenʲ]) is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. As of 2002, it had a population of 35,849. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibaşi, Făgetu and Racoviţa.

The Mioveni Church

It was first mentioned in a written record in 1485. It developed much in the 1970s after the construction of the Automobile Dacia manufacturing plant. There is also a Nuclear Research Institute, that builds components and materials for the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, and a high security prison.

Its football team, Dacia Mioveni, played in the Romanian first league until 2012.