Alexandria

[[Image:{{{coa_pic}}}|100px|Coat of Arms of Alexandria]]
County	Teleorman County
Status	County capital
Mayor	Constantin Slăbescu, social democratic, since 2004
Area	km²
Population (2002)	58,651
Density	inh/km²
Geographical coordinates	43°59′N 25°20′E
Web site	http://www.evstar.ro/alexandria/

Alexandria is the main city in Teleorman county, Romania. It is located south of Bucharest, near the Bulgarian border. The city is situated on the Vedea River. The city has 58,651 inhabitants. Image File history File links Alexandria_in_Romania. ... Administrative map of Romania As of 2003, Romania is divided into 41 counties and one municipality, as follows: A new administrative division was proposed, dividing the country into regions, but its implementation is uncertain since the county division is favoured by most Romanians. ... Teleorman is a county (judeÅ£) in the South of Romania, in South of Wallachia region, with its capital city at Alexandria (population: 59,308). ... The Social Democratic Party of Romania (in Romanian, Partidul Social Democrat, PSD) is a major political party of Romania. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Administrative map of Romania with Teleorman county highlighted Teleorman is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Alexandria (population: 59,308). ... Bucharest (Romanian: BucureÅŸti ) is the capital city and industrial and commercial centre of Romania. ... The Vedea is a river in the southern part of Romania that rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which on 33 km the river is regulated. ...

Alexandria in 1900

Alexandria is a town of Romania, situated among the rich corn-lands of the Teleorman department, on the right bank of the river Vedea. Its population in 1900 was 13,675. Its chief trade is in grain, despatched by rail to the Danubian port of Zimnicea, or by river to Giurgiu. Alexandria was named after its founder, Alexandru Ghica, prince of Romania from 1834 to 1842. Administrative map of Romania with Teleorman county highlighted Teleorman is a Romanian county (Judeţ) in the Wallachia region, with the capital city at Alexandria (population: 59,308). ... The Vedea is a river in the southern part of Romania that rises from the Cotmeana Plateau and runs into the Danube, having a total length of 224 km, of which on 33 km the river is regulated. ... Zimnicea (population: 15 500) is a city in Teleorman county, Romania The city is a port on the Danube in front of the Bulgarian city of Svishtov. ... Giurgiu (former names: Genoese:San Giorgio; Bulgarian: Giurgevo (Гюргево); Turkish: Yerkoekoe) is a city in Giurgiu county, Wallachia, Romania in the region once called VlaÅŸca. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain.