1 Decembrie
1 Decembrie is a commune in the south of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, 1 Decembrie. It also included Copăceni village until 2005, when it was split off to form a separate commune. It has a population of 9,436, of which 9,067 (96.08%) are Romanians and 363 (3.84%) are Roma (Gypsies).[2]
1 Decembrie | |
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 Location in Ilfov County | |
  1 Decembrie Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′N 26°4′E | |
| Country |  Romania |
| County | Ilfov |
| Population (2011)[1] | 7,817 |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | IF |
Originally named Copăcenii de Sus, in the 1930s the village changed its name to Regele Ferdinand, in memory of King Ferdinand of Romania. After the Communist takeover in mid-1940s, the name was changed to 30 Decembrie (December 30), to commemorate the day when the country became a republic in 1947. In 1996, following the Romanian Revolution, the name was changed to 1 Decembrie (December 1) - the day when the Kingdom of Romania was united with Transylvania in 1918.
Notes
- "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- 2002 census data for 1 Decembrie, Ilfov
