Bolintin-Vale | |
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— 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[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.
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.