Type: | commune |
County: | Tulcea |
Population Total: | auto |
Subdivisions: | Balabancea, Căprioara, Hamcearca, Nifon |
Hamcearca | |
Coordinates: | 45.1167°N 50°W |
Established Date: | ca. 1800 (first attested) |
Area Total Km2: | 198.29 |
Leader Name: | Ion Acceleanu[1] |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Hamcearca is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Balabancea, Căprioara (historical name: Geaferca-Rusă), Hamcearca and Nifon.
The commune formerly included Taiţa village, mainly Russian-inhabited prior to 1877, but this had been depopulated by 1930.[2]
Reportedly, the commune's name derives from Hamcerencu, the surname of the brothers who settled there around 1812.[3]