Mioveni

Mioveni
—  Town  —
Mioveni Location of Mioveni
Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E / 44.95694; 24.94056Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E / 44.95694; 24.94056
Country	Romania
County	Argeş County
Status	Town
Government
– Mayor	Ion Georgescu (Social Democratic Party)
Area
– Total	50.79 km2 (19.6 sq mi)
Population (2002)
– Total	35,889
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Mioveni (Romanian pronunciation: [mi.oˈvenʲ]) is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. As of 2002^[update], it had a population of 35,849. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibaşi, Făgetu and Racoviţa.

The Mioveni Church

It was first mentioned in a written record in 1485. It developed much in the 1970s after the construction of the Automobile Dacia manufacturing plant. There is also a Nuclear Research Institute, that builds components and materials for the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, and a high security prison.

Its football team, Dacia Mioveni, plays in the Romanian first league.