Type: | town |
County: | Gorj |
Official Name: | Rovinari |
Leader Name: | Dorin Filip[1] |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 44.9125°N 23.1622°W |
Elevation: | 195 |
Area Total: | 26.32 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 215400 |
Area Code: | (+40) 02 53 |
Rovinari (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /roviˈnarʲ/) is a town in Gorj County, Oltenia, Romania. A large coal burning electric power plant it is located near the town. Surface and underground lignite coal mines operate in the surrounding area. It officially became a town in 1981, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.