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Rovinari
Town
Rovinari Power Station
Coat of arms
Location in Gorj County
Rovinari Location in Romania
Coordinates: 44°54′45″N 23°9′44″E / 44.91250°N 23.16222°E / 44.91250; 23.16222
Country	Romania
County	Gorj
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dorin Filip^[1] (PNL)
Area	26.32 km² (10.16 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)^[2]	10,246
• Density	390/km² (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	215400
Area code	(+40) 02 53
Vehicle reg.	GJ
Website	www.primariarovinari.ro

Rovinari (Romanian pronunciation: [roviˈnarʲ]) is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. A large coal burning electric power plant it is located near the town. Surface and underground lignite coal mines operate in the surrounding area. It officially became a town in 1981, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

Natives[edit]

Theodor Costescu (1864–1939), educator and politician

The lignite-fired electricity generating station at Rovinari
Another view of the power station.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	13,335	—
2002	12,603	−5.5%
2011	11,816	−6.2%
Source: Census data

References[edit]

^ "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.

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v t e Gorj County, Romania
Cities	Târgu Jiu (county seat) Motru
Towns	Bumbești-Jiu Novaci Rovinari Târgu Cărbunești Țicleni Tismana Turceni
Communes	Albeni Alimpești Aninoasa Arcani Baia de Fier Bălănești Bălești Bâlteni Bărbătești Bengești-Ciocadia Berlești Bolboși Borăscu Brănești Bumbești-Pițic Bustuchin Câlnic Căpreni Cătunele Ciuperceni Crasna Crușeț Dănciulești Dănești Drăgotești Drăguțești Fărcășești Glogova Godinești Hurezani Ionești Jupânești Lelești Licurici Logrești Mătăsari Mușetești Negomir Padeș Peștișani Plopșoru Polovragi Prigoria Roșia de Amaradia Runcu Săcelu Samarinești Săulești Schela Scoarța Slivilești Stănești Stejari Stoina Țânțăreni Telești Turburea Turcinești Urdari Văgiulești Vladimir

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