Tortoman Explained

Type:	commune
County:	Constanța
Population Total:	auto
Subdivisions:	Tortoman, Dropia
Official Name:	Tortoman
Leader Name:	Lucian Chitic^[1]
Leader Term:	2020 - 2024
Leader Party:	PSD
Area Total Km2:	99.11
Coordinates:	44.35°N 41°W

Tortoman is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania.

The commune includes two villages:

• Tortoman
• Dropia (historical names: Derinchioi, Turkish: Derinköy)

The commune's name is of Turkish origin.^[2]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Tortoman had 1,616 Romanians (99.88%), 2 others (0.12%).^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results of the 2020 local elections . Central Electoral Bureau . 15 June 2021 . dmy-all.
2. Limba română, p.260. Institutul de Lingvistică din București, 1978
3. 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 .