Bumbeşti-Jiu

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Coordinates: 45°10′43″N 23°22′53″E / 45.17861, 23.38139
Bumbeşti-Jiu
Bumbeşti-Jiu Location of Bumbeşti-Jiu
Country	Romania
County	Gorj County
Status	Town
Government
- Mayor	Ion Stănculete (Social Democratic Party)
Area
- Total	210 km² (81.1 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	10,596
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website: http://www.bumbesti-jiu.ro/

Bumbeşti-Jiu is a town in Gorj County, western Wallachia, Romania, on the river Jiu with a population of 10,596 (2004 census). In this town one can find the Lainici Monastery unique in the world because the new building is situated on the old building. Another place to visit is the Vişina Monastery built in 1418 or the "Village Museum".

v • d • e Gorj County

Municipalities and cities and towns	Târgu Jiu (county seat) • Motru • Bumbeşti-Jiu] • Novaci • Rovinari • Târgu Cărbuneşti • Ţicleni • Tismana • Turceni

Rural Municipalities	Albeni • Alimpeşti • Aninoasa • Arcani • Baia de Fier • Bălăneşti • Băleşti • Bărbăteşti • Bengeşti • Berleşti • Bâlteni • Bolboşi • Borăscu • Brăneşti • Bumbeşti-Piţic • Bustuchin • Câlnic • Căpreni • Cătunele • Ciuperceni • Crasna • Cruşeţ • Dănciuleşti • Dăneşti • Drăgoteşti • Drăguţeşti • Fărcăşeşti • Glogova • Godineşti • Hurezani • Ioneşti • Jupâneşti • Leleşti • Licurici • Logreşti • Mătăsari • Muşeteşti • Negomir • Padeş • Peştişani • Plopşoru • Polovragi • Prigoria • Roşia de Amaradia • Runcu • Săcelu • Samarineşti • Săuleşti • Schela • Scoarţa • Slivileşti • Stăneşti • Stejari • Stoina • Ţânţăreni • Teleşti • Turburea • Turcineşti • Urdari • Văgiuleşti • Vladimir