Potcoava Explained

Type:town
County:Olt
Potcoava
Leader Name:Nicușor-Manuel Enăchioaia[1]
Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PSD
Coordinates:44.4833°N 24.6158°W
Elevation:170
Area Total:65.27
Population Total:auto
Postal Code:237355
Area Code:(+40) 02 49

Potcoava is a town in Olt County, Muntenia, Romania. The town administers four villages: Potcoava-Fălcoeni, Sinești, Trufinești and Valea Merilor.

The town is located in the northeastern part of the county, east of the county seat, Slatina.

At the 2021 census, Potcoava had a population of 5,229. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 5,743 people; of those, 87.65% were Romanians and 7.23% Roma.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 8 June 2021 . dmy-all.