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{{Infobox Romanian subdivision
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|county             = Ilfov
|official_name      = Voluntari
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| caption1           = [[American International School of Bucharest]]
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| caption2           = Saint Elijah Pipera-Tătăranu Church
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|map_caption        = Location in Ilfov County
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'''Voluntari''' ({{IPA|ro|volunˈtarʲ}}) is a town in [[Ilfov County]], [[Muntenia]], [[Romania]]. It is located at a distance of 1&nbsp;km from the northern border of [[Bucharest]] (on the [[DN2]] road towards [[Urziceni]]) and is thus frequently viewed as a [[suburb]] of Bucharest.

The population is 47,366 inhabitants according to the [[2021 Romanian census|1 December 2021 census]], with an ethnic composition, among those for whom data are available, of 94.8% [[Romanians]], 1.3% [[Romani people in Romania|Romani]], 0.9% [[Chinese of Romania|Chinese]], 0.5% [[Turks of Romania|Turks]], and 2.5% of other ethnic groups.

The low price of land, the proximity to Bucharest, and the easy and reliable access to both the [[Căile Ferate Române|railway network]] and the road network have allowed a steady development of industrial and commercial facilities, especially in the [[light industry]] and import/export commerce. The town's output estimate increased by over 25% between 2001 and 2005. Even with such high development rates, many residents [[Commuting|commute]] to Bucharest. Voluntari is the site of a shopping centre known as Jolie Ville Galleria, as well as the headquarters of the [[Vodafone Romania]] company.

Voluntari literally means "Volunteers", in [[Romanian language|Romanian]], having been founded by the volunteer soldiers who fought for Romania in [[World War I]] and were given plots to build their homes there after the war. The settlement received city status in 2004.

==Local government==
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The Voluntari Local Council (''Consiliul Local Voluntari'') has 19 councillors. It currently has the following party composition:

{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:#ccc" | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
! style="background:#ccc" | Party
! style="background:#ccc" | Seats in [[2008 Romanian local election|2008]]
! style="background:#ccc" colspan="17" | Current Council
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| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Social Democratic Party (Romania)|Social Democratic Party]]
| style="text-align: right" | '''17'''
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Party (Romania)}} &nbsp;
|-
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| [[Democratic Liberal Party (Romania)|Democratic Liberal Party]]
| style="text-align: right" | '''2'''
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}} &nbsp;
| {{party color cell|Social Democratic Union (Romania)}} &nbsp;
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==Transport==
Voluntari has its own bus network, operated by the local council, consisting of five bus routes: 1, 2, 153, 155 and 167. Additionally, the city is connected to Bucharest by bus routes run by [[Societatea de Transport București|STB]], [[Transport in Bucharest|Bucharest's public transport]] operator.

==Sport==
*[[FC Voluntari]] – football club

==Education== 
Voluntari is the site of the [[American International School of Bucharest]], the [[British School of Bucharest]] and the [[Japanese School in Bucharest]].<ref>"[http://www.jpschool.ro ホーム]." ([https://archive.today/20140105074349/http://www.jpschool.ro/ Archive]) [[Japanese School in Bucharest]]. Retrieved on 5 February 2014. "Str. Erou Iancu Nicolae, Nr. 91E, Localitatea Voluntari, Județul Ilfov, Romania" – [https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxqcHNidWNoYXJlc3R8Z3g6NDRkY2FjYjA4OWNlYWMzNQ&pli=1 See map] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20190708182511/https://docs.google.com/viewer?pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxqcHNidWNoYXJlc3R8Z3g6NDRkY2FjYjA4OWNlYWMzNQ&docid=4f4b034dc49cd92b78aded4791ca9911%7C8ed0b5c5e257436cb178956bdfcb1921&a=bi&pagenumber=1&w=800 Archive])</ref>

==Natives==
* [[Anișoara Matei]] (born 1951), sports shooter 
* [[Iuliana Munteanu]] (born 1955), rower

==See also==
* [[Pipera]]

==References==
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{{LocalitiesIlfov}}
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[[Category:Towns in Romania]]
[[Category:Populated places in Ilfov County]]
[[Category:Localities in Muntenia]]

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