Topoloveni
Topoloveni | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Argeș County | |
  Topoloveni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°48′25″N 25°5′2″E / 44.80694°N 25.08389°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Argeș |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Gheorghiţă Botârcă[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 33.84 km2 (13.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 9,373 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | AG |
| Website | www |
Topoloveni (Romanian pronunciation: [topoloˈvenʲ]) is a town in Argeș County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crintești, Gorănești and Țigănești. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.
The oldest document in which Topoloveni is mentioned is dated 19 June 1421, during the rule of Radu II Chelul. Its name is derived from a Slavic word, topol, meaning "poplar".[3]
Demographics
According to the national population and housing census in 2011, 10,219 inhabitants were recorded as residents of the five component localities of Topoloveni, as follows: Topoloveni - 4,023, Țigănești - 418, Gorănești - 344, Crintești - 394 and Boțârcani - 361.[4] More recent demographic data accounts for a total of 9,232 residents of Topoloveni.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 91 | — |
| 1956 | 3,904 | +4190.1% |
| 1977 | 6,196 | +58.7% |
| 1992 | 9,458 | +52.6% |
| 2002 | 10,329 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 10,037 | −2.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 95. OCLC 460710897.
- ^ Mazilescu, Sorin (2021). Topoloveni-Argeș. Pași în timp (in Romanian). Editura Etnologică. p. 138. ISBN 978-606-067-014-8.
- ^ http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table Article: POP108D - POPULATIA DUPA DOMICILIU la 1 iulie 2022 pe grupe de varsta si varste, sexe, judete si localitati.
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