Type: | commune |
County: | Constanța |
Official Name: | Cogealac |
Subdivisions: | Cogealac, Gura Dobrogei, Râmnicu de Jos, Râmnicu de Sus, Tariverde |
Leader Name: | Hristu Cati[1] |
Leader Party: | PSD |
Leader Term: | 2020 - 2024 |
Coordinates: | 44.55°N 62°W |
Elevation: | 85 |
Area Total: | 238.25 |
Population Total: | auto |
Postal Code: | 907070 |
Area Code: | +40 x41 |
Cogealac is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.
The commune includes six villages:
The territory of the commune also includes the former village of Colelia (Turkish: Kuleli), at 44.6028°N 28.4108°W, disestablished by Presidential Decree in 1977. The former village was populated by Dobrujan Germans until 1942 and it is now the site of the Colilia Monastery.[2]
The Fântânele-Cogealac Wind Farm (with an installed nameplate capacity of 600 MW) is partly located on the territory of the commune.
On 2 March 2022, while searching for a crashed MiG-21 LanceR in the area, an IAR 330 military transport helicopter crashed near Gura Dobrogei, killing 7 military personnel.[3]
At the 2011 census, Cogealac had 4,466 Romanians (98.89%), 4 Turks (0.09%), 46 others (1.02%).