Mereni, Constanța Explained
| Type: | commune |
| County: | Constanța |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Subdivisions: | Mereni, Osmancea, Ciobănița, Miriștea |
| Official Name: | Mereni |
| Leader Name: | Dumitru Guriță[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Leader Party: | PNL |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.14 |
| Coordinates: | 44.0317°N 28.3825°W |
Mereni is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. The commune includes four villages:
- Mereni (historical name: Enghe-Mahale, Turkish: Enge-Mahale)[2]
- Osmancea (historical name: Turkish: Osmançay)
- Ciobănița (historical names: Agemler, Turkish: Acemler, German: Adschemler/Atschemler)
- Miriștea (historical names: Edilchioi, Turkish: Edilköy)
The former village of Lungeni (historical name: Uzunlar) was merged with the village of Mereni by the 1968 administrative reform.
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Mereni had 1,920 Romanians (90.14%), 28 Roma (1.31%), 5 Turks (0.23%), 177 Tatars (8.31%).[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
- Mereni mayorship, Web site: Mereni Commune - Strategy for Local Development. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120617082947/http://www.primaria-mereni.ro/documente/strategie%20Mereni%202007-2013.pdf. 2012-06-17.
- Web site: Constanța County at the 2011 census . February 2, 2012 . March 8, 2012 . . Romanian . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120324053940/http://www.constanta.insse.ro/phpfiles/COMUNICAT_RPL_CONSTANTA.pdf . March 24, 2012 .
