Independența, Constanța

Independența is a commune in Constanța County, Northern Dobruja, Romania. It includes five villages:

  • Independența (historical name: Bairamdede, Turkish: Bayramdede)
  • Fântâna Mare (historical name: Bașpunar, Turkish: Başpınar)
  • Movila Verde (historical names: Fetești, Turkish: Kızıl Murat)
  • Olteni (historical names: Demircea, Turkish: Demirci)
  • Tufani (historical names: Cara Agi, Turkish: Karacy)
For other places with the same name, see Independența.
Independența
Commune
Location in Constanța County
Independența
Location in Romania
Coordinates: 43°58′N 28°5′E
Country Romania
CountyConstanța
SubdivisionsIndependența, Fântâna Mare, Movila Verde, Olteni, Tufani
Government
 • MayorMarius Ștefan (PNL)
Area
177.90 km2 (68.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[1]
3,121
 • Density18/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zoneEET/EEST (UTC+2/+3)
Vehicle reg.CT
Websitewww.primariaindependenta-ct.ro

The commune also included the villages of Periș (historical name: Armutlia), located at 43.873°N 27.999°E / 43.873; 27.999, and Căciulați (historical name: Cealmagea), located at 43.9°N 28.0333°E / 43.9; 28.0333,[2] which were nominally merged with Olteni by the 1968 administrative reform and are currently deserted.[3][4]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Independența had 2,333 Romanians (74.8%), 392 Turks (12.6%), 271 Tatars (8.7%), 4 others (0.1%).[5]

References
  1. "Populaţia stabilă pe judeţe, municipii, oraşe şi localităti componenete la RPL_2011" (in Romanian). National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
  2. Fallingrain.com, Location of Căciulați, accessed on March 21, 2012
  3. (in Romanian) Cuget Liber, The lost paradise of Dobruja - the story of a family of veterans from the Independence War who founded Periș village 100 years ago, accessed on July 13, 2011
  4. (in Romanian) Jurnalul.ro, The Blacks, the Germans and the Turkish Savior, accessed on February 17, 2012
  5. Tab8. Populaţia stabilă după etnie – judeţe, municipii, oraşe, comune, 2011 census results, Institutul Național de Statistică, accessed 17 February 2020.
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