Lumina, Constanța Explained

Type:	commune
County:	Constanța
Population Total:	auto
Subdivisions:	Lumina, Oituz, Sibioara
Official Name:	Lumina
Leader Name:	Dumitru Chiru^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 2024
Leader Party:	PSD
Area Total Km2:	48.75
Coordinates:	44.2833°N 62°W

Lumina (Romanian for "the light") is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes three villages:

• Lumina (historical names: Valea Neagră (until 1965); Cogealia, Kogea-Ali (until 1929) - Turkish: Kocaali, German: Kodschalie)
• Oituz - established in 1926, named after Oituz (Bacău County)
• Sibioara (historical name: Cicrâcci, Turkish: Çıkrıkçı)

Demographics

At the 2021 census Lumina had a population of 10,770 with a majority of Romanians (72.31%) and minorities of Tatars (2.35%), Roma (2.27%), Turks (0.24%), Lipovans (0.11%), Germans (0.05%), Bulgarians (0.03%), others (0.27%) and unknown (22.37%).

At the 2011 census, Lumina had 7,619 Romanians (93.82%), 104 Roma (1.28%), 95 Turks (1.17%), 282 Tatars (3.47%), 4 Aromanians (0.05%), 17 others (0.21%).^[2]

A large community of Csángó Hungarians lives in the village of Oituz.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
2. 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 .
3. News: Fascinanta poveste a ceangăilor care au ridicat un sat în pustiul dobrogean stăpânit de șerpi: "Veneau coloniști și ne furau tot, până și lanțul de la fântână". Mariana. Iancu. Adevărul. 25 April 2018. ro.