Bumbești-Jiu

Town in Gorj, Romania

Coat of arms

Location in Gorj County

(2020–2024) Constantin Bobaru^[1] (PSD)Area

210 km² (80 sq mi)Population

(2021-12-01)^[2]

7,684 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Vehicle reg.GJWebsitewww.bumbesti-jiu.ro

Bumbești-Jiu (Romanian pronunciation: [bumˌbeʃtʲ ˈʒiw] ^ⓘ) is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania, on the river Jiu. It administers four villages: Curtișoara, Lăzărești, Pleșa and Tetila. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	11,111	—
2002	11,882	+6.9%
2011	8,932	−24.8%
2021	7,684	−14.0%
Source: Census data

The town features the Lainici Monastery, the Vișina Monastery (built in 1418), and a "Village Museum".

Natives

Dorin Arcanu (born 1970), footballer
Corina Peptan (born 1978), chess player
Dan Vîlceanu (born 1979), politician

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.