Horia, Constanța

Horia
Commune
Horia Location of Horia, Constanţa
Coordinates: 44°38′0″N 28°7′0″E / 44.63333°N 28.11667°E / 44.63333; 28.11667Coordinates: 44°38′0″N 28°7′0″E / 44.63333°N 28.11667°E / 44.63333; 28.11667
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Horia, Cloşca, Tichileşti
Government
• Mayor	Gigel Sava[1] (Social Liberal Union)
Area
• Total	58.69 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
Population (2011[2])
• Total	1,083
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.cjc.ro/Info%20localitati/Localitati/Horia.htm

Horia is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania.

The commune includes three villages:

• Horia (historical name: Musubei, Turkish: Musubey) - named after Vasile Ursu Nicola, also known as Horea, one of the leaders of the 1784-1785 peasant revolt in Transylvania
• Cloşca (historical name: Musul) - named after Ion Oargă, also known as Cloşca, one of the leaders of the 1784-1785 peasant revolt in Transylvania
• Tichileşti

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Horia had 1,077 Romanians (99.45%), 6 others (0.55%).^[2]

Constanța County, Romania Cities Constanța (county seat) Mangalia Medgidia Towns Băneasa Cernavodă Eforie Hârșova Murfatlar Năvodari Negru Vodă Ovidiu Techirghiol Communes 23 August Adamclisi Agigea Albești Aliman Amzacea Bărăganu Castelu Cerchezu Chirnogeni Ciobanu Ciocârlia Cobadin Cogealac Comana Corbu Costinești Crucea Cumpăna Cuza Vodă Deleni Dobromir Dumbrăveni Fântânele Gârliciu Ghindărești Grădina Horia Independența Ion Corvin Istria Limanu Lipnița Lumina Mereni Mihai Viteazu Mihail Kogălniceanu Mircea Vodă Nicolae Bălcescu Oltina Ostrov Pantelimon Pecineaga Peștera Poarta Albă Rasova Saligny Saraiu Săcele Seimeni Siliștea Târgușor Topalu Topraisar Tortoman Tuzla Valu lui Traian Vulturu

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