Bolintin-Vale

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.

Bolintin-Vale
Town
Assumption church
Location in Giurgiu County (red dot)
Bolintin-Vale Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E
Country	Romania
County	Giurgiu
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Trăistaru[1] (PSD)
Area	43.42 km^2 (16.76 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2011)[2]	12,929
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	GR
Website	www.bolintin-vale.ro

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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

• Dimitrie Bolintineanu
• Valeriu Lupu
• Florentin Matei

See also

• List of towns in Romania with large Roma populations

References

1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
3. "Statistici – Populația Orașului Bolintin-Vale". bolintin-vale.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 19 August 2020.

Town Hall