Calafat

Calafat
Calafat
Municipality
	The monument commemorating the soldiers who fought in the War of Independence in 1877
	Coat of arms
	Calafat Location in Romania
	Coordinates: 43°59′09″N 22°57′27″E / 43.98583°N 22.95750°E
Country	Romania
County	Dolj
Government
• Mayor (2020–2024)	Dorel Mitulețu (PNL)
Area	103.59 km2 (40.00 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population (2021-12-01)	13,807
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone	EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Postal code	205200
Vehicle reg.	DJ
Website	municipiulcalafat.ro

Calafat (Romanian pronunciation: [kalaˈfat] ^ⓘ) is a city in Dolj County, southern Romania, in the region of Oltenia. It lies on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin, to which it is linked by the Calafat-Vidin Bridge, opened in 2013. After the destruction of the bridges of late antiquity, for centuries Calafat was connected with the southern bank of the Danube by boat, and later by ferryboat.

The city administers three villages: Basarabi, Golenți, and Ciupercenii Vechi.

^ "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.

[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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