Mereni, Constanța

Mereni
Commune
Mereni Location of Mereni, Constanţa
Coordinates: 44°1′54″N 28°22′57″E / 44.03167°N 28.38250°E / 44.03167; 28.38250Coordinates: 44°1′54″N 28°22′57″E / 44.03167°N 28.38250°E / 44.03167; 28.38250
Country	Romania
County	Constanţa County
Status	Commune
Component villages	Mereni, Osmancea, Ciobăniţa, Miriştea
Government
• Mayor	Gheorghe Chiriac[1] (Social Liberal Union)
Area
• Total	66.14 km2 (25.54 sq mi)
Population (2011[2])
• Total	2,130
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	http://www.primaria-mereni.ro

Mereni is a commune in Constanţa County, Romania. The commune includes four villages:

• Mereni (historical name: Enghe-Mahale, Turkish: Enge-Mahale)^[3]
• Osmancea (historical name: Turkish: Osmançay)
• Ciobăniţa (historical names: Agemler, Turkish: Acemler)
• Miriştea (historical names: Edilchioi, Turkish: Edilköy)

The former village of Lungeni (historical name: Uzunlar) was merged with the village of Mereni by the 1968 administrative reform.

Demographics

At the 2011 census, Mereni had 1,920 Romanians (90.14%), 28 Roma (1.31%), 5 Turks (0.23%), 177 Tatars (8.31%).^[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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