Țăndărei

Țăndărei
Town

Coat of arms
Țăndărei
Location of Ţăndărei
Coordinates: 44°38′25″N 27°39′31″E / 44.64028°N 27.65861°E / 44.64028; 27.65861Coordinates: 44°38′25″N 27°39′31″E / 44.64028°N 27.65861°E / 44.64028; 27.65861
Country  Romania
County Ialomița County
Status Town
Government
  Mayor Nicoleta Toma (Social Democratic Party)
Area
  Total 113.25 km2 (43.73 sq mi)
Population (2004)
  Total 12,791
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Website http://www.primaria-tandarei.ro/
Țăndărei Rural Hospital, ca. 1930s

Țăndărei (Romanian pronunciation: [t͡səndəˈrej]) is a town in Ialomița County, Romania, with a population of 12,000. It is located on the Bărăgan Plain and it is crossed by the Ialomița River. It was declared a town in 1968. It is known by some as the “Beverley Hills for Romanian gangsters”.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1977 10,166    
1992 14,212+39.8%
2002 14,591+2.7%
2011 10,289−29.5%
Source: Census data

References

  1. "'If we go, who will do the jobs?': Romanians in London – photo essay". The Guardian. September 19, 2018.


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