Balș
Balș (Romanian pronunciation: [balʃ] (
Balș | |
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![]() Location in Olt County | |
![]() ![]() Balș Location in Romania | |
Coordinates: 44°21′0″N 24°5′58″E | |
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County | Olt |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mădălin Teodosescu[1] (PNL) |
Area | 41.13 km2 (15.88 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[2] | 18,164 |
• Density | 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
Vehicle reg. | OT |
Website | http://www.bals.ro/ |
Etymology
There are three hypotheses about the town's name:
Population
- 1864 - 1,700 inhabitants.
- 1884 - 2,500 inhabitants.
- 1921 - 5,000 inhabitants.
- 1938 - 5,300 inhabitants.
- 1948 - 6,128 inhabitants.
- 1973 - 11,578 inhabitants.
- 1992 - 24,560 inhabitants.
- 2002 - 21,195 inhabitants.
The composition from the last census, sorted by nationality:
- * 20,552 Romanians
- * 619 Romani
- * 27 others
The composition from the last census, sorted by religion:
- * 21,043 Eastern Orthodox
- * 47 Seventh-Day Adventists
- * 36 Baptists
- * 19 Pentecostalists
- * 8 Roman-Catholics
- * 5 Atheists
- * 32 other religion
History
- 1450 - The estimated date when Balș was established.
- 1564 - First mention of Balș in a document
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References
- "Primarul Orașului Balș ("Mayor of Town Balș")" (in Romanian). Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
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