Constanţa County
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Constanţa (Template:IPA2) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanţa.
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Demographics
In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher (about 75%) than the Romanian average. In recent years the population trend is:
| Year | County population<ref>National Institute of Statistics, "Populaţia la recensămintele din anii 1948, 1956, 1966, 1977, 1992 şi 2002"</ref> |
|---|---|
| 1948 | 311,062 |
| 1956 | 369,940 |
| 1966 | 465,752 |
| 1977 | 608,817 |
| 1992 | 748,769 |
| 1996 | 747,122 |
| 2000 | 746,988 |
| 2002 | 715,151 |
The majority of the population are Romanians. There are important communities of Turks and Tatars, remnants of the time of the Ottoman rule. Currently the region is the centre of the Muslim minority in Romania. A great number of Aromanians have migrated to Dobruja in the last century and they consider themselves a cultural minority rather than an ethnic minority. There are also Romas.
| Ethnicity | 1880<ref>Robert Stănciugel and Liliana Monica Bălaşa, Dobrogea în Secolele VII-XIX. Evoluţie istorică, Bucharest, 2005; pg. 202</ref> | 2002<ref>2002 official census results</ref> |
|---|---|---|
| All | 64,902 | 715,151 |
| Romanian | 14,884 (23%) | 652,777 (91%) |
| Turkish | 14,947 (23%) | 24,246 (3.4%) |
| Tatar | 22,854 (35%) | 23,230 (3.2%) |
| Bulgarian | 7,919 (12%) | 74 (0.01%) |
| Greek | 2,607 (4%) | 590 (0.08%) |
| Roma/Gypsy | <100 (<0.1%) | 6,023 (0.84%) |
Geography
The
- Călăraşi County and Ialomiţa County to the west
- Tulcea County and Brăila County to the north
- Bulgaria (Dobrich Province and Silistra Province) to the south
Economy
The predominant industries in the county are:
- Chemical and petrochemical industry
- Food and beverages industry
- Textile industry
- Ship building industry
- Construction materials
- Mechanical components industry
- Paper industry
Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanţa being the county with the largest irrigations systems in the country (more than 4,300 km² before 1989, now greatly reduced), cereals being the most important products. Also, the county is famous for its wines from the Murfatlar region.
At Cernavodă there is a nuclear power plant with two reactors - CANDU type of Canadian design. It covers over 15% of the country's power demand.
The Port of Constanţa is the largest port in Romania and one of the most important on the Black Sea. It is linked with the Danube by the Danube-Black Sea Canal - the widest and deepest navigable channel in Europe, although not used to its full potential.
Tourism
The Black Sea littoral is the preferred destination for the summer holidays in Romania. The resorts are:
- Năvodari
- Mamaia
- Eforie (North and South)
- Costineşti
- Olimp
- Neptun
- Jupiter
- Cap Aurora
- Venus
- Saturn
- Mangalia
- 2 Mai
- Vama Veche
Also worth visiting are:
Politics
The current president of Constanţa County Board is Nicuşor Constantinescu (Social Democratic Party).
The Constanţa County Board, elected in the 2008 local government elections, is made up of 36 councilors, with the following party composition:
Administrative divisions
Template:Seealso The county has 3 municipalities, 9 towns and 58 communes (2005).
Municipalities
Towns
Communes
References
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