Type: | commune |
County: | Tulcea |
Izvoarele | |
Subdivisions: | Alba, Iulia, Izvoarele |
Leader Name: | George Ghiorghe[1] |
Leader Party: | PNL |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 45.05°N 60°W |
Elevation: | 77 |
Area Total: | 52 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 827105 |
Area Code: | +(40) x40 |
Izvoarele (historically Alibeichioi and then Regele Ferdinand; called Filimon Sîrbu from 1948 to 1964, Izvoarele since 1965; ; Turkish: Alibeköy) is a commune in Tulcea County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is composed of three villages: Alba, Iulia, and Izvoarele.
The commune is located in the central-west part of the county, southwest of the county seat, Tulcea. It is crossed by national road, which starts in Nalbant, to the east (where it meets) and ends in Horia, to the west (where it meets).
At the 2011 census, the commune has 2,049 inhabitants; of the residents for whom data were available, 54.4% were Romanians and 45.3% Greeks. By the 2011 census, the population had decreased to 1,760; of those, 89.77% were Romanians and 2.05% Greeks.[2]