Baloteşti

Baloteşti is a commune in the northwestern part of Ilfov county, Romania. Two small rivers flow through this location: Cociovaliştea and Vlăsia.

The commune is named after an 18th century boyar, Balotă, who owned local lands.^{[citation needed]}

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Elena Ceauşescu was born in the village of Petreşti, Baloteşti Commune.
On March 31, 1995, a TAROM Romanian Airbus A310 crashed near Baloteşti, leaving 60 dead (see Tarom Flight 371).

Localities in Ilfov county

Towns:	Bragadiru \| Buftea \| Măgurele \| Otopeni \| Pantelimon \| Popeşti-Leordeni \| Voluntari
Communes:	Periş \| Ciolpani \| Gruiu \| Nuci \| Snagov \| Grădiştea \| Moara Vlăsiei \| Baloteşti \| Corbeanca \| Dascălu \| Petrăchioaia \| Tunari \| Ştefăneştii de Jos \| Afumaţi \| Găneasa \| Mogoşoaia \| Chitila \| Dragomireşti Vale \| Chiajna \| Dobroieşti \| Brăneşti \| Ciorogârla \| Domneşti \| Clinceni \| Glina \| Cernica \| Cornetu \| Jilava \| Berceni \| Dărăşti \| 1 Decembrie \| Vidra