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Bumbești-Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [bumˌbeʃtʲ ˈʒiw] ) is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Jiu. It administers four villages: Curtișoara, Lăzărești, Pleșa and Tetila. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11,111 | — |
| 2002 | 11,882 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 8,932 | −24.8% |
| 2021 | 7,684 | −14.0% |
| Source: Census data | ||
The town features the Lainici Monastery, the Vișina Monastery (built in 1418), and a "Village Museum".
Natives
- Dorin Arcanu (born 1970), footballer
- Corina Peptan (born 1978), chess player
- Dan Vîlceanu (born 1979), politician
References
- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
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