Dăbuleni
Dăbuleni (Romanian pronunciation: [dəbuˈlenʲ]) is a town of Dolj County, Oltenia, Romania, known for the sandy areas surrounding it, since the 1980s have become part of an 80,000 hectares (800 km², 310 mi²) desert, known as the Oltenian Sahara. The town is the only place in Europe where an official Sand Museum exists. It was declared a town in 2004 (Law no. 83/2004). If the north part of the town is a desert, the south part, a Danube flooding area known as the "Melon Kingdom", from which the "Dăbuleni" melons, are famous in all Romania.
Dăbuleni | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Dăbuleni Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 43°48′04″N 24°05′31″E | |
| Country |  |
| County | Dolj |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Aurel Băjenaru[1] (PNL) |
| Population (2011)[2] | 12,182 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | DJ |
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 2002 | 13,888 | — |
| 2011 | 11,861 | −14.6% |
| Source: Census data | ||
One village, Chiașu, is administered by the town.
References
- "Results of the 2016 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- "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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