Alexandria, Romania
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Alexandria | |
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 Location in Teleorman County | |
  Alexandria Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′7″N 25°20′0″E / 43.96861°N 25.33333°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Teleorman |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Victor Drăgusin[1] (PSD) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 40,390 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | TR |
| Website | www |
Alexandria (Romanian pronunciation: [aleˈksandri.a] ⓘ) is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located south-west of Bucharest, towards the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River and has over 45,000 inhabitants.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1912 | 15,785 | — |
| 1930 | 19,350 | +22.6% |
| 1948 | 17,840 | −7.8% |
| 1956 | 19,294 | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 21,898 | +13.5% |
| 1977 | 37,340 | +70.5% |
| 1992 | 58,478 | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 50,591 | −13.5% |
| 2011 | 45,434 | −10.2% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Early history
Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru D. Ghica, Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842. Its population in 1900 was 1,675. Its chief trade then, was in grain, dispatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgiu.[3]
Alexandria before the 1989 Revolution
In 1989, the city had over 63,000 inhabitants and more than six large factories.
Natives
- Cătălin Botezatu (1966 –), fashion creator
- Alexandru Colfescu (1899 – 1976), mayor, lawyer, writer
- Anghel Demetriescu (1847 – 1903), historian
- Ciprian Manolescu (1978 –), mathematician
Gallery
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.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alexandria". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 572.
External links
Alexandria (Romania) travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Alexandria, Romania at Wikimedia Commons
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