Type: | commune |
County: | Tulcea |
Population Total: | auto |
Official Name: | Beștepe |
Leader Name: | Dumitru Țipirigan[1] |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Coordinates: | 45.0833°N 30°W |
Area Total Km2: | 64.23 |
Beștepe is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. Its name comes from Turkish, meaning "five hills/peaks" (beş – five, tepe – hill/peak), due to a chain of hills which lie nearby.
In 2004, the commune was established via a local referendum by separation from the Mahmudia commune.
The Beștepe commune includes 3 villages: