Mioveni
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| Mioveni | |
  Mioveni
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| Coordinates: 44°57′25″N 24°56′26″E / 44.95694°N 24.94056°E | |
| Country |  Romania |
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| County | Argeş County |
| Status | Town |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Ion Georgescu (Social Democratic Party) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 50.79 km2 (19.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| - Total | 35,889 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Mioveni is a town in Argeş County, Romania, near the city of Piteşti. As of 2002[update], it had a population of 35,849.
It was first mentioned in a written record in 1485. It developed much in the 1970s after the construction of the Automobile Dacia manufacturing plant. There is also a Nuclear Research Institute, that builds components and materials for the Cernavodă Nuclear Power Plant, and a high security prison. Its mayor, Vasile Costescu, died in May 2006. The new mayor is Ion Georgescu.
Its football team, Dacia Mioveni, plays in the Romanian second league.
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