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Revision as of 17:53, 13 March 2013

Moreni
Municipality
Coat of arms of Moreni
Country Romania
CountyDâmboviţa County
StatusMunicipality
Government
 • MayorVasile Goran (Social Democratic Party)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
22,868
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.moreni.ro/

Moreni (Template:IPA-ro) is a town in Dâmboviţa County, Romania, located about 100 km north-west of Bucharest, with a population of 22,868.

History

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1948 9,046—    
1956 11,687+29.2%
1966 11,659−0.2%
1977 17,737+52.1%
1992 22,886+29.0%
2002 22,868−0.1%
2011 18,023−21.2%
Source: Census data
Petroleum field at Moreni in the 1920s

In 1691, Moreni became the first place in Romania (and third in the world) where oil was extracted.[citation needed]

Recently, an industrial park was built by the local authorities to encourage investment in the area.