Alexandria, Romania

Alexandria (Romanian pronunciation: [aleˈksandri.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
YearPop.±%
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
Alexandria
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location in Teleorman County
Alexandria
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°58′7″N 25°20′0″E
Country Romania
CountyTeleorman
Government
 • MayorVictor Drăgusin[1] (PSD)
Population
 (2011)[2]
45,434
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.TR
Websitewww.alexandria.ro

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. Its chief trade then, was in grain, dispatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgiu.[3]

Alexandria before the 1989 Revolution

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

Natives
gollark: I don't like the eggs much, but the hatchlings are very nice.
gollark: No, seriously, what's going on?
gollark: Saltkin? What saltkin?
gollark: Really, though, *all* dragons are SAltkins, except the ones spriters have.
gollark: Doesn't look SAltkinny.

References
  1. "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  2. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  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.
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