Bolintin-Vale

Bolintin-Vale
—  Town  —
Location of Bolintin-Vale
Coordinates:
Country  Romania
County Giurgiu County
Status Town
Government
 • Mayor Nicolae Sugurel (Social Democratic Party)
Population (2002)
 • Total 11,702
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Bolintin-Vale (Romanian pronunciation: [bolinˌtin ˈvale]) is a town in Giurgiu County, southern Romania with a population of 11,246 as of 2002. 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

Bolintin-Vale is mainly population by ethnic Romanians, which make up 84.51% of the population, even though it has a significant Roma minority (15.45%). In fact, Bolintin-Vale is the Romanian town with the second largest percentage of Roma people after Budeşti. Many of the Roma are refugees from neighbouring Bolintin-Deal, who setteled here after the ethnic clashes from 1991. Other ethnic groups make up 0.04% of the population.

See also