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Bolintin-Vale

Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E / 44.44722°N 25.75722°E / 44.44722; 25.75722
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Bolintin-Vale
Assumption church
Assumption church
Location in Giurgiu County (red dot)
Location in Giurgiu County (red dot)
Bolintin-Vale is located in Romania
Bolintin-Vale
Bolintin-Vale
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E / 44.44722°N 25.75722°E / 44.44722; 25.75722
CountryRomania
CountyGiurgiu
Government
 • MayorDaniel Trăistaru[1] (PSD)
Area
43.42 km2 (16.76 sq mi)
Elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-01)[2]
12,806
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.GR
Websitewww.bolintin-vale.ro

Bolintin-Vale (Romanian pronunciation: [bolinˌtin ˈvale]) is a town in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,929 as of 2011. 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
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]

Natives

See also

References

  1. ^ "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Statistici – Populația Orașului Bolintin-Vale". bolintin-vale.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 August 2020.
Town Hall