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| Country |  Romania |
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| Counties of Romania |  Argeş |
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| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Gheorghiţă Botârcă (PSD) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 33.84 km2 (13.07 sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | topoloveni.ro | ||
Topoloveni is a town in Argeș County, Romania on the Cârcinov River. The town administers four villages: Boțârcani, Crintești, Gorănești and Țigănești. It is situated in the historical region of Muntenia.
The oldest document in which Topoloveni is mentioned is dated 19 June 1421, during the rule of Radu II Chelul. Its name is derived from a Slavic word, topol, meaning "poplar".[1]
Demographics[]
According to the national population and housing census in 2011, 10,219 inhabitants were recorded as residents of the five component localities of Topoloveni, as follows: Topoloveni - 4,023, Țigănești - 418, Gorănești - 344, Crintești - 394 and Boțârcani - 361.[2] More recent demographic data accounts for a total of 9,232 residents of Topoloveni.[3]
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1810 | 91 | — |
| 1956 | 3,904 | +4190.1% |
| 1977 | 6,196 | +58.7% |
| 1992 | 9,458 | +52.6% |
| 2002 | 10,329 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 10,037 | −2.8% |
| Source: Census data | ||
Natives[]
- Dan Ghica-Radu
- Ion Mihalache
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to:
- ^ Iordan, Iorgu (1963). Toponimia romînească. Bucharest: Editura Academiei Republicii Populare Romîne. p. 95. OCLC 460710897.
- ^ Mazilescu, Sorin (2021) (in Ro). Topoloveni-Argeș. Pași în timp. Editura Etnologică. pp. 138. ISBN 978-606-067-014-8.
- ^ http://statistici.insse.ro:8077/tempo-online/#/pages/tables/insse-table Article: POP108D - POPULATIA DUPA DOMICILIU la 1 iulie 2022 pe grupe de varsta si varste, sexe, judete si localitati.