Bolintin-Vale (Romanian pronunciation: [bolinˌtin ˈvale]) is a town in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,806 as of 2021[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. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
Bolintin-Vale | |
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.JPG) Assumption church in Bolintin-Vale | |
 Location in Giurgiu County | |
  Bolintin-Vale Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E / 44.44722°N 25.75722°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Giurgiu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | 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) |
| Postal code | 085100 |
| Area code | (+40) 02 46 |
| Vehicle reg. | GR |
| Website | www |
The town is situated in the Wallachian Plain, at an altitude of 100 m (330 ft), on the banks of the Sabar River.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1992 | 11,545 | — |
| 2002 | 11,702 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 12,929 | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 12,806 | −1.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
According to the 2011 census, Bolintin-Vale was mainly populated by ethnic Romanians, who made up 79.2% of the total population of 12,929, even though it had a significant Romani minority (19.8%). In fact, Bolintin-Vale was at time the Romanian town with the fourth 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 town and the three adjacent villages was as follows: Bolintin-Vale 7,376, Malu Spart 3,126, Crivina 817, and Suseni 508.[3]
At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 12,806, of which 73,2% were Romanians and 14.63% Roma.[4]
Natives
- Dimitrie Bolintineanu (1819 or 1825 – 1872), poet, diplomat, and politician
- Valeriu Lupu (born 1991), footballer
- Florentin Matei (born 1993), footballer
See also
References
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