Independența, Constanța Explained
| Type: | commune |
| County: | Constanța |
| Population Total: | auto |
| Subdivisions: | Independența, Fântâna Mare, Movila Verde, Olteni, Tufani |
| Official Name: | Independența |
| Leader Name: | Cristea Gâscan[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
| Leader Party: | PSD |
| Area Total Km2: | 177.90 |
| Coordinates: | 43.9667°N 33°W |
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)
The commune also included the villages of Periș (historical name: Armutlia), located at 43.873°N 27.999°W, and Căciulați (historical name: Cealmagea), located at 43.9°N 28.0333°W,[2] which were nominally merged with Olteni by the 1968 administrative reform and are currently deserted.[3] [4]
Demographics
At the 2011 census, Independența had 2,333 Romanians (74.8%), 392 Turks (12.6%), 271 Tatars (8.7%), 4 others (0.1%).[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
- Fallingrain.com, Location of Căciulați, accessed on March 21, 2012
- 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, accessed on July 13, 2011
- Jurnalul.ro, The Blacks, the Germans and the Turkish Savior, accessed on February 17, 2012
- http://www.recensamantromania.ro/rezultate-2/ Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune
