| Constanța | |||
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| — County (Județ) — | |||
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| Country | Romania | ||
| Development region1 | Sud-Est | ||
| Historic region | Dobruja | ||
| Capital city (Reședință de județ) | Constanța | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | County Board | ||
| • President of the County Board | Nicuşor Constantinescu (Social Democratic Party) | ||
| • Prefect2 | Claudiu Palaz | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 7,071 km2 (2,730.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 8th in Romania | ||
| Population (2002) | |||
| • Total | 715,151 | ||
| • Rank | 5th in Romania | ||
| • Density | 101/km2 (261.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal Code | 90wxyz3 | ||
| Area code(s) | +40 x414 | ||
| Car Plates | CT5 | ||
| GDP | US$ 7.91 billion (2008) | ||
| GDP/capita | US$ 11,051 (2008) | ||
| Website | County Board County Prefecture |
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| 1The development regions of Romania have no administrative role. They were formed just to attract funds from the European Union 2 as of 2007, the Prefect is not a politician, but a public functionary. He or she is not allowed to be a member of a political party and is forbidden from political activity in the first six months after the resignation (or exclusion) from the public functionary corps 3w, x, y, and z are digits that indicate the city, the street, part of the street, or even the building of the address 4x is a digit indicating the operator: 2 for the former national operator, Romtelecom, and 3 for the other ground telephone networks 5used on both the plates of the vehicles that operate only in the county limits (like utility vehicles, ATVs, etc.), and the ones used outside the county |
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Constanța (Romanian pronunciation: [konˈstant͡sa]) is the name of a county (judeţ) in the Dobruja region of Romania. Its capital city is also named Constanța.
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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[1] |
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| 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 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[2] | 2002[3] |
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| 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%) |
The predominant industries in the county are:
Agriculture is an important part in the county's economy, with Constanţa being the county with the largest irrigation 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, each of the CANDU type of Canadian design. The plant 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 it is not used to its full potential.
The Black Sea littoral is the preferred destination for the summer holidays in Romania. The resorts are:
Also worth visiting are:
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 counselors, with the following party composition:
| Party | Seats | Current County Council | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Social Democratic Party | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic Liberal Party | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National Liberal Party | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Constanţa County has 3 municipalities, 9 towns and 58 communes:
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