Bolintin-Vale

Bolintin-Vale
—  Town  —
Location of Bolintin-Vale
Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E / 44.44722°N 25.75722°E / 44.44722; 25.75722Coordinates: 44°26′50″N 25°45′26″E / 44.44722°N 25.75722°E / 44.44722; 25.75722
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.

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

• List of towns in Romania with large Roma populations