Bolintin-Vale
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Bolintin-Vale | |
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Town | |
.JPG) Assumption church | |
 Location of Bolintin-Vale | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Giurgiu County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicolae Sugurel (Social Democratic Party) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,829 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.bolintin.net/ |
Bolintin-Vale (Romanian pronunciation: [bolinˌtin ˈvale]) is a town in Giurgiu County, southern Romania with a population of 11,829 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. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11,545 | — |
| 2002 | 11,464 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 11,829 | +3.2% |
| 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.
See also
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