Bolintin-Vale
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Bolintin-Vale is a town in Giurgiu County
Giurgiu County
Giurgiu is a county of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Giurgiu.- Demographics :In 2002, it had a population of 297,859 and the population density was 84/km².* Romanians – over 96%* Roma – 3.5%, and others.- Geography :...

, southern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

 with a population of 11,246 . The town administers three villages: Crivina, Malu Spart and Suseni. It is the second largest city in the county; proximity to the capital Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....

 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
Bolintin-Deal
Bolintin-Deal is a commune located in Giurgiu County, Romania. It is composed of two villages, Bolintin-Deal and Mihai Vodă....

, who setteled here after the ethnic clashes from 1991. Other ethnic groups make up 0.04% of the population.
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