Mihăilești

(2020–2024) Mihai Dobre^[1] (PNL)Area68.43 km² (26.42 sq mi)Elevation90 m (300 ft)Population7,760 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)Postal codeArea code+(40) 246Vehicle reg.GRWebsiteprimariamihailesti.ro

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1992	7,341	—
2002	7,161	−2.5%
2011	7,492	+4.6%
2021	7,760	+3.6%
Source: Census data

Mihăilești is a town located in Giurgiu County, Muntenia, Romania. It administers three villages: Drăgănescu, Novaci and Popești. It officially became a town in 1989, as a result of the Romanian rural systematization program.

The town stands beside the river Argeș, which at this point is dammed, forming a lake about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long. It was created as part of the Danube–Bucharest Canal project and feeds a hydro-electric plant.

Popești village is the location of an important archeological discovery: a large Dacian settlement believed by some historians such as Vasile Pârvan and Radu Vulpe [ro] to be the Argedava mentioned in the Decree of Dionysopolis. This ancient source links Argedava with the Dacian king Burebista, and it is believed to be his court or capital.