Mihăilești

Mihăilești
Mihăilești
Town
	Assumption church in Novaci
	Location in Giurgiu County
	Mihăilești Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 44°19′26″N 25°54′25″E / 44.3239°N 25.9069°E
Country	Romania
County	Giurgiu
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Mihai Dobre (PNL)
Area	68.43 km2 (26.42 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	7,760
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	085200
Area code	+(40) 246
Vehicle reg.	GR
Website	primariamihailesti.ro

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1992	7,341	—
2002	7,161	−2.5%
2011	7,492	+4.6%
2021	7,760	+3.6%
Source: Census data

Mihăilești is a town located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers three villages: Drăgănescu, Novaci and Popești. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

The town stands beside the river Argeș, which at this point is dammed, forming a lake about 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) long. It was created as part of the Danube–Bucharest Canal project and feeds a hydro-electric plant.

Argedava

Popești village is the location of an important archeological discovery: a large Dacian settlement believed by some historians such as Vasile Pârvan and Radu Vulpe [ro] to be the Argedava mentioned in the Decree of Dionysopolis. This ancient source links Argedava with the Dacian king Burebista, and it is believed to be his court or capital.

References

^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.

Illustration of the Dacian dava at Popești, potentially Burebista's capital Argedava
Mihăilești-Cornetu Lake

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[1] "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[2] "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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