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Constanţa County

Constanţa (kon.'stan.ʦa) is a county (judeţ) of Romania, in Dobruja, with the capital city at Constanţa.

Demographics

In 2002, it had a population of 715,151 and the population density was 101/km². The degree of urbanization is much higher (about 75%) than the Romanian average. In recent years the population trend is:

Year County population
1948 311,062
1956 369,940
1966 465,752
1977 608,817
1992 748,769
1996 747,122
2000 746,988
2002 715,151

The majority of the population are Romanians. There are important communities of Turks and Tatars, remnants of the time of the Ottoman rule. Currently the region is the centre of the Muslim minority in Romania. A great number of Aromanians have migrated to Dobruja in the last century and they consider themselves a cultural minority rather than an ethnic minority. There are also Romas.

Ethnicity 1880 2002
All 64,902 715,151
Romanian 14,884 (23%) 652,777 (91%)
Turkish 14,947 (23%) 24,246 (3.4%)
Tatar 22,854 (35%) 23,230 (3.2%)
Bulgarian 7,919 (12%) 74 (0.01%)
Greek 2,607 (4%) 590 (0.08%)
Roma/Gypsy <100 (<0.1%) 6,023 (0.84%)

Geography

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Economy

The predominant industries in the county are:

  • Chemical and petrochemical industry
  • Food and beverages industry
  • Textile industry
  • Ship building industry
  • Construction materials
  • Mechanical components industry
  • Paper industry

Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanţa being the county with the largest irrigations systems in the country (more than 4,300 km² before 1989, now greatly reduced), cereals being the most important products. Also, the county is famous for its wines from the Murfatlar region.

At Cernavodă there is a nuclear power plant with two reactors - CANDU type of Canadian design. It covers over 15% of the country's power demand.

The Port of Constanţa is the largest port in Romania and one of the most important on the Black Sea. It is linked with the Danube by the Danube-Black Sea Canal - the widest and deepest navigable channel in Europe, although not used to its full potential.

Tourism

The Black Sea littoral is the preferred destination for the summer holidays in Romania. The resorts are:

Also worth visiting are:

Politics

The current president of Constanţa County Board is Nicuşor Constantinescu (Social Democratic Party).

The Constanţa County Board, elected in the 2008 local government elections, is made up of 36 councilors, with the following party composition:

    Party Seats Current County Council
  Social Democratic Party 20                                        
  Democratic Liberal Party 9                                        
  National Liberal Party 7                                        

Administrative divisions

The county has 3 municipalities, 9 towns and 58 communes (2005).

Municipalities

Towns

Communes

References

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