Independența is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes five villages:
- Independența (historical name: Bairamdede, Turkish: Bayramdede)
- Fântâna Mare (historical name: Bașpunar, Turkish: Başpınar)
- Movila Verde (historical names: Fetești, Turkish: Kızıl Murat)
- Olteni (historical names: Demircea, Turkish: Demirci)
- Tufani (historical names: Cara Agi, Turkish: Karacy)
Independența | |
|---|---|
 Location in Constanța County | |
  Independența Location in Romania | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′N 28°5′E / 43.967°N 28.083°E | |
| Country | Romania |
| County | Constanța |
| Subdivisions | Independența, Fântâna Mare, Movila Verde, Olteni, Tufani |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2024) | Cristea Gâscan[1] (PSD) |
| Area | 177.90 km2 (68.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2021-12-01)[2] | 2,595 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET/EEST (UTC+2/+3) |
| Vehicle reg. | CT |
| Website | www |
The commune also included the villages of Periș (historical name: Armutlia), located at 43°52′23″N 27°59′56″E / 43.873°N 27.999°E, and Căciulați (historical name: Cealmagea), located at 43°54′00″N 28°02′00″E / 43.9°N 28.0333°E,[3] which were nominally merged with Olteni by the 1968 administrative reform and are currently deserted.[4][5]
Demographics
editAt the 2011 census, Independența had 2,333 Romanians (74.8%), 392 Turks (12.6%), 271 Tatars (8.7%), 4 others (0.1%).[6]
References
edit- ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
- ^ Fallingrain.com, Location of Căciulați, accessed on March 21, 2012
- ^ (in Romanian) Cuget Liber, The lost paradise of Dobruja - the story of a family of veterans from the Independence War who founded Periș village 100 years ago[permanent dead link], accessed on July 13, 2011
- ^ (in Romanian) Jurnalul.ro, The Blacks, the Germans and the Turkish Savior, accessed on February 17, 2012
- ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
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