Bolintin-Vale
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Bolintin-Vale | |
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Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E / 44.44722°N 25.75722°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Giurgiu |
Government | |
• Mayor | Daniel Trăistaru[1] (PSD) |
Area | 43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 12,806 |
• Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | GR |
Website | www |
Bolintin-Vale (Romanian pronunciation: [bolinˌtin ˈvale]) is a town in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,929 as of 2011[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.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1992 | 11,545 | — |
2002 | 11,702 | +1.4% |
2011 | 12,929 | +10.5% |
Source: Census data |
Bolintin-Vale is mainly populated by ethnic Romanians, who make up 79.2% of the population, even though it has a significant Romani minority (19.8%). In fact, Bolintin-Vale is the Romanian town with the third largest percentage of Roma people. Many of the Romani are refugees from neighbouring Bolintin-Deal, who settled here after the ethnic clashes from 1991.
As of 2011, the population breakdown of the city and the three adjacent villages was as follows: Bolintin-Vale 7,376, Malu Spart 3,126, Crivina 817, and Suseni 508.[3]
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References
- ^ "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ "Statistici – Populația Orașului Bolintin-Vale". bolintin-vale.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 August 2020.