Alexandria, Romania

Alexandria
Alexandria
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location in Teleorman County
	Alexandria Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 43°58′7″N 25°20′0″E / 43.96861°N 25.33333°ECoordinates: 43°58′7″N 25°20′0″E / 43.96861°N 25.33333°E
Country	Romania
County	Teleorman
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Victor Drăgusin (PSD)
Population (2011)	45,434
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.	TR
Website	www.alexandria.ro

Alexandria (Romanian pronunciation: [alekˈsandri.a] (listen)) is the capital city of the Teleorman County, Muntenia, Romania. It is located south-west of Bucharest, towards the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River and has over 45,000 inhabitants.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1912	15,785	—
1930	19,350	+22.6%
1948	17,840	−7.8%
1956	19,294	+8.2%
1966	21,898	+13.5%
1977	37,340	+70.5%
1992	58,478	+56.6%
2002	50,591	−13.5%
2011	45,434	−10.2%
Source: Census data

Early history[]

Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru D. Ghica, Prince of Wallachia from April 1834 to 7 October 1842. Its population in 1900 was 1,675. Grain, which was Alexandria's main trade at the time, was dispatched both by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea and by river to Giurgiu.^[3]

Modern history[]

In 1989, the city had over 63,000 inhabitants and more than six large factories.

A 2020 estimate puts the population at 49,878.^[4]

Natives[]

Cătălin Botezatu (1966 –), fashion creator
(1899 – 1976), mayor, lawyer, writer
Anghel Demetriescu (1847 – 1903), historian
Ciprian Manolescu (1978 –), mathematician

Gallery[]

References[]

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alexandria". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 572.
^ "Populatia – Primăria Municipiului Alexandria". Retrieved 2020-10-25.

External links[]

Alexandria (Romania) travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Alexandria, Romania at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.

[wikidata-71f49f2463186898cc435ca9ae00ce2f57ab1cdc-v3-2] "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

[EB1911-3] One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alexandria". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 572.

[4] "Populatia – Primăria Municipiului Alexandria". Retrieved 2020-10-25.

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Cities	Alexandria (county seat) Roșiorii de Vede Turnu Măgurele
Towns	Videle Zimnicea
Communes	Băbăița Balaci Beciu Beuca Blejești Bogdana Botoroaga Bragadiru Brânceni Bujoreni Bujoru Buzescu Călinești Călmățuiu Călmățuiu de Sus Cervenia Ciolănești Ciuperceni Conțești Cosmești Crângeni Crângu Crevenicu Didești Dobrotești Dracea Drăcșenei Drăgănești de Vede Drăgănești-Vlașca Fântânele Frăsinet Frumoasa Furculești Gălăteni Gratia Islaz Izvoarele Lisa Lița Lunca Măgura Măldăeni Mârzănești Mavrodin Mereni Moșteni Nanov Năsturelu Necșești Nenciulești Olteni Orbeasca Peretu Piatra Pietroșani Plopii-Slăvitești Plosca Poeni Poroschia Purani Putineiu Rădoiești Răsmirești Săceni Saelele Salcia Sârbeni Scrioaștea Scurtu Mare Seaca Segarcea-Vale Sfințești Siliștea Siliștea Gumești Slobozia Mândra Smârdioasa Stejaru Ștorobăneasa Suhaia Talpa Tătărăștii de Jos Tătărăștii de Sus Țigănești Traian Trivalea-Moșteni Troianul Uda-Clocociov Vârtoape Vedea Viișoara Vitănești Zâmbreasca