Mioveni
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Mioveni | |
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Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E | |
Country | Romania |
County | Argeș |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2024) | Ion Georgescu[1] (PSD) |
Area | 50.79 km2 (19.61 sq mi) |
Elevation | 417 m (1,368 ft) |
Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 29,317 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Postal code | 115400 |
Area code | (+40) 02 48 |
Vehicle reg. | AG |
Website | emioveni |
Mioveni (Romanian pronunciation: [mi.oˈvenʲ]) is a town in Argeș County, Romania, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) north-east of Pitești. As of 2021[update], it had a population of 29,317. The town administers four villages: Clucereasa, Colibași, Făgetu, and Racovița.
History
Mioveni was first mentioned in a written record in 1485. It developed much in the 1970s after the construction of the Automobile Dacia manufacturing plant, inaugurated in 1968. There is also a Nuclear Research Institute, that builds components and materials for the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, and a high security prison.
It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the
Economy
Automobile Dacia is headquartered in the town. The company's single plant here has a production capacity of 350,000 vehicles per year.[4]
Sports
Its football team, CS Mioveni (formerly Dacia Mioveni) has played four seasons in the Romanian first league: in 2007–08, 2011–12, 2021–22 and 2022–23. They also reached the semifinals of the 2007–08 Romanian Cup.
Natives
Twin cities
Planned partner city relations:
Notes
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ (in Romanian) Mioveni Archived 2013-07-02 at archive.today at the Argeș County Council site; accessed July 2, 2013
- ^ "Uzina Vehicule" (in Romanian). Dacia. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2014.