1 Decembrie
1 Decembrie | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in Ilfov County | |
1 Decembrie Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′N 26°4′E / 44.283°N 26.067°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Ilfov |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Gheorghe Petre (PNL) |
Area | 10.26 km2 (3.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 62 m (203 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[1] | 8,206 |
| • Density | 799.8/km2 (2,071/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 077005 |
| Area code | +(40) 21 |
| Vehicle reg. | IF |
| Website | primaria1decembrie |
1 Decembrie is a commune in the south of Ilfov County, Muntenia, Romania, composed of a single village, 1 Decembrie. It also included the village of Copăceni until 2005, when it was split off to form a separate commune.
Name
Originally named Copăcenii de Sus, in the 1930s the village changed its name to Regele Ferdinand, in memory of King Ferdinand of Romania.[2] After the Communist takeover in the aftermath of World War II, 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), which marks Union Day, the day when the Kingdom of Romania was united with Transylvania in 1918.
Demographics
As of the 2021 census, the commune had a population of 8,206, of which 78.15% are Romanians and 4.26% are Roma.[3]
Natives
- Angela Similea (born 1946), female pop star
Sports
Sportul 30 Decembrie was a football club based in the commune. Founded in 1950, the club was financially supported by the local farm; its team was the first from Ilfov County to play in Liga II. The club was dissolved in 1992.
References
- ^ "2021 Romanian census". National Institute of Statistics. 1 December 2021.
- ^ "PRIMĂRIA 1 DECEMBRIE". Ghidul Primariilor (in Romanian). Retrieved 2026-01-26.
- ^ "Populația rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (in Romanian). INSSE. 31 May 2023.