Măgurele
Măgurele | ||
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Town | ||
Downtown Măgurele, 2007 | ||
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Măgurele | ||
Coordinates: 44°23′41″N 26°3′58″E / 44.39472°N 26.06611°E | ||
Country |
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County | Ilfov County | |
Population (2002)[1] | 9,272 | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Website | http://www.primariamagurele.ro |
Măgurele is a town situated in the southwestern part of Ilfov County, Romania. Its population is 9,200. Four villages are administered by the town: Alunișu, Dumitrana, Pruni and Vârteju.
The town hosts a nuclear research lab, the Institute of Atomic Physics (Romanian: Institutul de Fizicǎ Atomicǎ (IFA)) and its National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering. Between 1957 and 1998, it had a Soviet VVRS research reactor, now closed down. The Faculty of Physics of the University of Bucharest is also located in Măgurele.
History
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
2002 | 9,200 | — |
2011 | 10,565 | +14.8% |
Source: Census data |
Its name is derived from a Romanian word possibly of Dacian origin, măgură, meaning "hill".
References
- ↑ Romanian census data, 2002 Retrieved on April 5, 2016.
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