Mihai Viteazu, Constanța Explained

Type:commune
County:Constanța
Population Total:auto
Official Name:Mihai Viteazu
Subdivisions:Mihai Viteazu, Sinoe
Leader Name:Gheorghe Grameni[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 2024
Leader Party:PNL
Coordinates:44.6333°N 69°W
Elevation:15
Area Total:206.22
Postal Code:907190

Mihai Viteazu is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It is situated in the northeastern part of the county, some from the county seat, Constanța. To the east are the shores of the Black Sea and of Lake Sinoe, while to the north is Tulcea County.

The commune consists of two villages, which are apart:

The Eolica Mihai Viteazu Wind Farm (with a nominal output of up to 80 MW of power) is located on the territory of the commune.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mihai Viteazu had 3,244 inhabitants, of whom 2,881 were Romanians (94.83%), 3 Hungarians (0.10%), 148 Roma (4.87%), and 6 others (0.20%).[2]

At the 1930 census, Mihai Viteazu had 1,720 inhabitants, of whom 1,576 (91.63%) were Bulgarians and 120 (6.98%) Romanians. In Sinoe, of 2,230 inhabitants, 2,136 (95.78%) were Bulgarians and 54 (2.42%) Romanians.[3] The local Bulgarians left in 1940, during the population exchange between Bulgaria and Romania.

Notable natives

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. Recensământul general al populației din 1930, vol. II, p. 146