Independența, Constanța

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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
Location in Constanța County
Independența is located in Romania
Independența
Independența
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°58′N 28°5′E / 43.967°N 28.083°E / 43.967; 28.083
CountryRomania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsIndependența, 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
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primariaindependenta-ct.ro

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 / 43.873; 27.999, and Căciulați (historical name: Cealmagea), located at 43°54′00″N 28°02′00″E / 43.9°N 28.0333°E / 43.9; 28.0333,[3] which were nominally merged with Olteni by the 1968 administrative reform and are currently deserted.[4][5]

Demographics

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At the 2011 census, Independența had 2,333 Romanians (74.8%), 392 Turks (12.6%), 271 Tatars (8.7%), 4 others (0.1%).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Results of the 2020 local elections". Central Electoral Bureau. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Populaţia rezidentă după grupa de vârstă, pe județe și municipii, orașe, comune, la 1 decembrie 2021" (XLS). National Institute of Statistics.
  3. ^ Fallingrain.com, Location of Căciulați, accessed on March 21, 2012
  4. ^ (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
  5. ^ (in Romanian) Jurnalul.ro, The Blacks, the Germans and the Turkish Savior, accessed on February 17, 2012
  6. ^ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.